The 34-year-old native of Kherson reached the final of the competition along with another compatriot, Oleg Doroshchuk. In total, three Ukrainians took part in the qualification, but the titled Bogdan Bondarenko sensationally did not make it to the final: Protsenko and Doroshchuk overcame a key height 2. 21 meters, while Bondarenko stopped performing at a height of 2. 17 m.

Protsenko and Doroshchuk started successfully from a height of 2.18 m and overcame the mark of 2.23. At this point, there are only six athletes left in the high jump sector..

Doroshchuk stopped at a height of 2.23 and eventually took 4th place. Protsenko managed to take the bar and also overcome the mark of 2.27, as well as his rivals - Gianmarco Tamberi from Italy and Tobias Potier from Germany.

Andrey failed to jump higher, finishing the competition with a score of 2.27. Pottier took this height on the first attempt, like all the previous ones - the German won the " Tamberi on the second attempt overcame a height of 2.30 and became the European champion.

Note that for Protsenko, the Euro 2022 final was the sixth in history. At the five previous continental championships, the 34-year-old jumper won the award only once: in 2014, losing in the fight for gold to Bogdan Bondarenko.

But the 21-year-old Doroshchuk made his debut at the level of the European Championships a month after the first performance at the World Championships.

Thus, the Ukrainian team managed to take the first medal in athletics at Euro 2022. In total, Ukrainians have 8 awards - 2 "

Multisport European Championship 2022 continues from 11 to 21 August in Munich;

For Protsenko, this is the second bronze medal in a row at major international tournaments..