Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov (Russian: Андрей Александрович Сильнов, born 9 September 1984) is a Russian high jumper and the 2008 Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighs 83 kg (183 lbs).
In a late 2006 interview, Andrey said he was the younger son of working-class parents and that he got into Athletics as a boy, inspired by the Triple Jumping exploits of an older brother. He quickly realized that his h...
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Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov (Russian: Андрей Александрович Сильнов, born 9 September 1984) is a Russian high jumper and the 2008 Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) and weighs 83 kg (183 lbs).
In a late 2006 interview, Andrey said he was the younger son of working-class parents and that he got into Athletics as a boy, inspired by the Triple Jumping exploits of an older brother. He quickly realized that his height was an advantage in the High Jump. After winning the Russian Under-23 Indoor title in Moscow in 2005 – with a jump of 2.24 – he was asked to join an elite-level group of Russian jumpers training under coach Yevgeniy Zagorulko.
Silnov burst onto the world scene in 2006, when he won the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships with a jump of 2.36 metres, improving the old championship record which was set by Steinar Hoen with 2.35 m in 1994. A week after the European Championships Silnov jumped 2.37 metres in Monaco. This was the...
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