Russian high jumper
Daniil Aleksandrovich Tsyplakov (Russian : Даниил Александрович Цыплаков ; born 29 July 1992 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur , Khabarovsk Krai , Russia ) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the high jump .
Career
Born in Khabarovsk Krai ,[1] Tsyplakov's first international medal came at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics , where he cleared a personal best of 2.17 m (7 ft 1+ 1 ⁄4 in) to take the bronze medal.[2] He improved further at the 2009 European Youth Olympics , topping the podium with a jump of 2.21 m (7 ft 3 in).[3] He equalled his best to win the 2010 Russian junior title but had a poor showing at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics , managing only 2.05 m.[4] He jumped a best of 2.26 m ( 7 ft 4+ 3 ⁄4 in) as the runner-up at the Russian junior championships the following year, but was one place off a medal at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships , taking fourth place. The highlight of his 2012 season was a personal best of 2.31 m ( 7 ft 6+ 3 ⁄4 in) to take sixth place at the Russian Athletics Championships .[1]
Tsyplakov made his first impacts in the senior ranks in the 2013 season. An indoor best of 2.30 m ( 7 ft 6+ 1 ⁄2 in) brought him third at the Russian Indoor Championships.[5] On the circuit he was second on count-back to Bohdan Bondarenko at the Moscow Challenge and came third at the Athletissima meet with a jump of 2.30 m ( 7 ft 6+ 1 ⁄2 in).[6] He secured a silver medal in the high jump at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships , runner-up to Douwe Amels on count-back, and was third at the Russian Championships later that year.[1]
A performance of 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) at the 2014 Russian Indoor Championships marked him in second place to Ivan Ukhov and earned him a spot for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships .[1] [7]
Major competitive record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing Russia
2009
World Youth Championships
Brixen , Italy
3rd
2.17 m
European Youth Olympics
Tampere, Finland
1st
2.21 m
2010
World Junior Championships
Moncton, Canada
26th (q)
2.05 m
2011
European Junior Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
4th
2.23 m
2013
European U23 Championships
Tampere, Finland
2nd
2.28 m
2014
World Indoor Championships
Sopot, Poland
5th
2.32 m
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
5th
2.26 m
2015
European Indoor Championships
Prague, Czech Republic
1st
2.31 m
Universiade
Gwangju, South Korea
1st
2.31 m
World Championships
Beijing, China
5th
2.29 m
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