Marko Aleksejev
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Estonia| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Aleksejev |
| Nationality | Estonia |
| Born | 14 February 1979 Tartu, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Club | Audentese SK |
| Coached by | Allan Eleranna |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | High jump: 2.28 (2005) |
Marko Aleksejev (born 14 February 1979) is a retired Estonian high jumper.[1] He was selected to compete for the Estonian squad in the men's high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also trained throughout his athletic career for Audentese Sport Club (Estonian: Audentese Spordi Klubi) in Tallinn, under his personal coach Allan Eleranna.[2] In 2005, Aleksejev recorded his personal best jump at 2.28 m from the International High Jump Meet in Bühl, Germany.[3]
Aleksejev qualified for the Estonian squad in the men's high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2] Three months before the Games, he cleared 2.27 m on his legal attempt to attain the exact Olympic B-height and assure a place on the Estonian track and field team from the European High Jump Meet in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland.[4] Aleksejev elected to strenuously pass a single attempt at 2.10 and 2.15, until he could not overhaul the 2.20-metre barrier with all three misses, leaving him in a thirty-first place tie with Spain's Javier Bermejo at the end of the qualifying round.[5][6]
