Maksim Nedasekau
Maksim Yuryevich Nedasekau (Belarusian: Максім Юр’евіч Недасекаў; born 21 January 1998) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the high jump.[1] He was the bronze medallist at the 2020 Olympic Games.[2] He also won the gold medals at the 2021 European Indoor Championships, 2019 European U23 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.
![]() Nedasekau (right) on a 2021 stamp of Belarus | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Vitebsk, Belarus | 21 January 1998
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | High jump |
Club | Dynamo |
Coached by | Tatiana Nareiko, Vladimir Pologov |
Medal record |
In 2019, he won the silver medal in the team event at the 2019 European Games.[3]
His personal bests are 2.37 metres outdoors (2020 Olympic Games)[4] and 2.37 metres indoors (Toruń 2021).
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | ||||
2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 8th | 2.18 m |
2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | 2.33 m |
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6th | 2.20 m |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 2.33 m | |
2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 14th (q) | 2.21 m |
European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | 2.29 m | |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 2.33 m | |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 1st | 2.37 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | 2.37 m |
Politics
Nedasekau supports Alexander Lukashenko.[5] In 2020, he condemned the protests[6] and signed an open letter of the pro-government sportsmen.[7]
References
- Maksim Nedasekau at World Athletics
- Ganguly, Sudipto (1 August 2021). "Athletics-'Can we have two golds?' – Barshim, Tamberi share high jump win". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Team results" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- Ganguly, Sudipto (1 August 2021). "Athletics-'Can we have two golds?' – Barshim, Tamberi share high jump win". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Максим Недосеков: Я очень горд, что он — наш президент. Это его место. Я уверен по тому, как он относится к спортсменам, к людям. Он знает, что делать" (in Russian). Прессбол. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21.
- "Летние виды. Максим Недосеков: я представляю не народ, а флаг и гимн. И тех людей, которые меня готовят. Остальные меня не волнуют" (in Russian). Прессбол. 2020-12-19.
- "Подписи" (in Russian). Открытое обращение спортивной общественности Беларуси. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- "Nedosekov Maksim". National Agency for Prevention of Corruption.
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