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.[1] 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 m – 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 world leading jump in 2006 by a comfortable margin.[2]
Indoors, he has made much of his progression at the Hochsprung mit Musik, setting personal bests in 2006 and 2007 before setting his current best of 2.37 to win the competition.
He jumped a new personal best of 2.38, in the London Grand Prix 25 July 2008, and was selected at the last minute to join the Russian team at the 2008 Olympics, where he won the gold medal with a jump of 2.36. His performance in Beijing was astonishing, as he was the only competitor to clear every height on his first attempt and was the only jumper to succeed at 2.36. He then by-passed the Olympic Record of 2.39 and had the bar raised to 2.42, where he missed all three attempts.
2009 and 2010 seasons
Silnov's 2009 season was blighted by injury and he was ruled out of competition with an Achilles injury for nearly 12 months. He returned to competition in early 2010.[3]
2011 outdoor season
Silnov's first major outdoor competition of 2011 was at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday 4 June. This Diamond League invitational brought together an elite field of 8 of the world's best jumpers. Silnov opened at 2.16 (as did every jumper except Spank) and he cleared every height on his first jump, until missing once at 2.32. When none of the three remaining jumpers could clear 2.35, German Raul Spank was the winner on the basis of his first-try clearance at 2.32, Silnov was second, and American Jesse Williams was third (with a third try clearance at 2.32).
Post-Career and Doping
In December 2016, Silnov stood to be president of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), but lost the election by 36 votes to 31 to Dmitry Shlyakhtin so took the position of first vice-president instead. In June 2019, Silnov stood down from his position as vice president as he was under investigation for a possible anti-doping rule violation.[4]
Silnovs doping ban was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 7 April 2021 when he was banned for four years with all of his results from 8 July 2013 disqualified. [5]
Politician
In 2014 Silnov was elected a member of Legislative Assembly of Rostov Region.
^Russia's Olympic champion Silnov ready to return. Runnerspace (2010-02-02). Retrieved on 2014-04-21.
^"Olympic gold medallist steps down as first vice-president of Russian Athletics Federation while facing doping case". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions the patronymic is Alexandrovich and the family name is Slinov Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov Russian Andrej Aleksandrovich Silnov 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 Andrey SilnovPersonal informationNationality RussiaBorn 1984 09 09 9 September 1984 age 38 Shakhty Russian SFSR Soviet UnionHeight1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Weight83 kg 183 lb SportSportTrack and fieldEvent s High jumpClubCSKACoached bySergey Starykh and Yevgeniy ZagorulkoMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting RussiaOlympic Games2008 Beijing High jumpWorld Indoor Championships2012 Istanbul High jumpEuropean Championships2006 Gothenburg High jumpUpdated on 19 May 2012 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 1 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 m 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 world leading jump in 2006 by a comfortable margin 2 Indoors he has made much of his progression at the Hochsprung mit Musik setting personal bests in 2006 and 2007 before setting his current best of 2 37 to win the competition Contents 1 Olympic champion in 2008 2 2009 and 2010 seasons 3 2011 outdoor season 4 Post Career and Doping 5 Politician 6 International competitions 7 References 8 External linksOlympic champion in 2008 EditHe jumped a new personal best of 2 38 in the London Grand Prix 25 July 2008 and was selected at the last minute to join the Russian team at the 2008 Olympics where he won the gold medal with a jump of 2 36 His performance in Beijing was astonishing as he was the only competitor to clear every height on his first attempt and was the only jumper to succeed at 2 36 He then by passed the Olympic Record of 2 39 and had the bar raised to 2 42 where he missed all three attempts 2009 and 2010 seasons EditSilnov s 2009 season was blighted by injury and he was ruled out of competition with an Achilles injury for nearly 12 months He returned to competition in early 2010 3 2011 outdoor season EditSilnov s first major outdoor competition of 2011 was at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene Oregon on Saturday 4 June This Diamond League invitational brought together an elite field of 8 of the world s best jumpers Silnov opened at 2 16 as did every jumper except Spank and he cleared every height on his first jump until missing once at 2 32 When none of the three remaining jumpers could clear 2 35 German Raul Spank was the winner on the basis of his first try clearance at 2 32 Silnov was second and American Jesse Williams was third with a third try clearance at 2 32 Post Career and Doping EditIn December 2016 Silnov stood to be president of the Russian Athletics Federation RusAF but lost the election by 36 votes to 31 to Dmitry Shlyakhtin so took the position of first vice president instead In June 2019 Silnov stood down from his position as vice president as he was under investigation for a possible anti doping rule violation 4 Silnovs doping ban was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on 7 April 2021 when he was banned for four years with all of his results from 8 July 2013 disqualified 5 Politician EditIn 2014 Silnov was elected a member of Legislative Assembly of Rostov Region International competitions EditYear Competition Venue Position NotesRepresenting Russia2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt Germany 9th 2 23 m2006 European Championships Gothenburg Sweden 1st 2 36 m CR PBWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 2nd 2 33 mWorld Cup Athens Greece 2nd 2 24 m2007 World Championships Osaka Japan 11th 2 21 m2008 Olympic Games Beijing China 1st 2 36 mWorld Athletics Final Stuttgart Germany 1st 2 35 m CR2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul Turkey 2nd 2 33 mReferences Edit IAAF org News Centre 18 January 2007 Silnov is fishing for the World High Jump record accessed 5 June 2011 IAAF top lists men s high jump 2006 Russia s Olympic champion Silnov ready to return Runnerspace 2010 02 02 Retrieved on 2014 04 21 Olympic gold medallist steps down as first vice president of Russian Athletics Federation while facing doping case www insidethegames biz Retrieved 2021 04 07 CAS Media Release tas cas org External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrey Silnov Andrey Silnov at World Athletics Dolgopolov Nickolai Rostislav Orlov 2007 01 18 Silnov is fishing for the World High Jump record IAAF Retrieved 2006 01 21 AchievementsPreceded by Stefan Holm i Men s High Jump Best Year Performancealongside Yaroslav Rybakov i Ivan Ukhov i 2006 Succeeded by Ivan Ukhov i Preceded by Ivan Ukhov i Men s High Jump Best Year Performancealongside Yaroslav Rybakov i 2008 Succeeded by Ivan Ukhov i Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrey Silnov amp oldid 1097624013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
