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.

Maksim Nedasekau
Nedasekau (right) on a 2021 stamp of Belarus
Personal information
Born (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998
Vitebsk, Belarus
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubDynamo
Coached byTatiana Nareiko,
Vladimir Pologov
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoHigh jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 ToruńHigh jump

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Belarus
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]

In April 2023, Nedasekau was blacklisted by Ukraine.[8]

References


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