Roman Petruk (Ukrainian: Роман Петрук; born 9 November 2003) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He received a bronze medal at the 2021 Summer World University Games and a silver at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships.
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| Native name | Роман Петрук | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 2003 Berdychiv, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Serhiy Sheremeta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As of July 2024, Petruck is currently serving a 16-month competition ban due to an anti-doping violation.
Career
editPetruk won the bronze medal at the 2019 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival,[1] reaching 2.10 meters.[2]
He also competed at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships and the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships, among other competitions, without reaching the medals.[1] He was runner-up at Ukrainian National Championships in September 2022 in Lutsk.[3]
In February 2023, Petruk achieved his personal best jump of 2.26 meters.[1] In August, he won silver medal at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships, where he reached 2.19 meters, sharing the runner-up spot with compatriot Oleh Doroshchuk on count-back.[4] Later that month, he competed at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu in August 2023, where he won a bronze medal, reaching 2.20 meters.[1]
Doping violation
editIn May 2024, Petruk was issued with a 16-month competition ban after testing positive for torasemide in contravention of anti-doping rules.[5] All of his results from 18 December 2023 were disqualified and his ban will run from Dec 2023 to June 2025.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Roman PETRUK | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
- ^ Boys high jump results[usurped]
- ^ "Ukrainian Championships High Jumping". 9 September 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "French gold rush on the penultimate evening in Espoo 2023". European Athletics. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "LATEST SANCTIONS FOR DOPING AND NON-DOPING VIOLATIONS MAY 2024" (PDF). Athletics Integrity Unit. 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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