As a teenager he won the silver medal at the
2007 World Youth Championships, finished fourth at the
2008 World Junior Championships and the gold medal at the
2009 European Junior Championships. He later competed at the
2011 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final, won the silver medal at the
2011 European U23 Championships and the bronze medal at the
2011 Universiade. His personal best jump was 2.30 metres, achieved in July 2011 in
Ostrava. He has achieved 2.31 metres outdoors, a mark set in April 2011 in
Des Moines. In 2013, he won the gold medal at the
2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships, jumping a new personal best of 2.35 metres and beating compatriot
Aleksey Dmitrik. ==Achievements==