For the 34-year-old native of Kherson, this was the seventh start this summer season.

Protsenko started with a failed attempt at 2. 05 meters, but moved the bar to 2. 1 and overcame it the first time. After another failure on 2. 14 m Ukrainian again immediately moved to the next height - 2. 18 m - and again took it on the first try.

After that, Andrey tried to improve the result due to the higher height, but all his attempts ended in failure.. Thus, the final result of Protsenko is 2.18 m. As a result, this allowed him to take third place and win his sixth medal this season..

The victory in these competitions was won by the Italian - Gianmarco Tamberi (2.24 m). "

This year, Protsenko for the first time - from the seventh attempt - qualified for the final of the World Championship and won the debut \;

Protsenko also has silver medals at the 2014 World Indoor Championships, the 2014 European Championships and the 2019 Euro 2019 Indoor Championships.;

His personal best in high jump is 2.. 4 m (2014), and the top result of this season is 2. 33 m (at the World Championships).