Maksim Nedasekau
Belarusian high jumper (1998)
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Maksim Yuryevich Nedasekau (Belarusian: Максім Юр’евіч Недасекаў; born 21 January 1998) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the high jump[1] and praporshchik of the Sports Committee of the Armed Forces of Belarus.[2] He was the bronze medallist at the 2020 Olympic Games.[3] He also won the gold medals at the 2021 European Indoor Championships, 2019 European U23 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.
In 2019, he won the silver medal in the team event at the 2019 European Games.[4]
His personal bests are 2.37 metres outdoors (2020 Olympic Games)[5] and 2.37 metres indoors (Toruń 2021).
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.[6] In 2020, he condemned the protests[7] and signed an open letter of the pro-government sportsmen.[8] Nedasekau actively participates in children training in military-patriotic camps.[2]
In April 2023, Nedasekau was blacklisted by Ukraine.[9]
In July 2023, Nedasekau said in an interview that "Ukraine is conducting hostilities, people are dying, and their athletes are competing and rejoicing. What do I mean? They like to accuse us of competing, smiling, but there are fightings over there. Although, I would like to note, Belarus does not participate in the SMO.[10] We are Union State with Russia, and therefore we provide support. But this is natural and normal, as it should be. But is it normal that the athletes of a country that is at war calmly participate in commercial competitions, earn money and have fun when their compatriots are fighting at the front?"[2]
