Aleksey Lesnichiy

Aleksey Lesnichiy (also Aliaksei Liasnichy, Belarusian: Аляксей Ляснічы; born February 3, 1978) is a retired Belarusian high jumper.[2] Lesnichiy was selected to compete for the Belarusian squad in the men's high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but his participation had been abruptly outweighed with a doping failure for testing positive on clenbuterol, which resulted to his impending expulsion from the Games.[3] During his athletic career, Lesnichiy cleared a height at 2.30 m to establish his own personal best from the 2003 Belarusian Athletics Meet in Minsk.[1]

Aleksey Lesnichiy
Personal information
Full nameAleksey Lesnichiy
Nationality Belarus
Born (1978-02-03) 3 February 1978
Navapolatsk, Belarusian
SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
ClubDynamo Navapolatsk[1]
Coached byUladzimir Ruskih[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 2.30 (2003)

Lesnichiy qualified for the Belarusian squad in the men's high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by passing the exact Olympic A-height and registering his own personal best of 2.30 m from the national athletics meet in Minsk.[1][4] Lesnichiy crashed out of the qualifying round without attaining a mark against his name after failing to clear a height of 2.10 m in all three attempts.[5] On August 24, 2004, four days after his high jump competition, Lesnichiy tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid clenbuterol, and was formally expelled from the Games by the International Olympic Committee.[3][6]

References
  1. "Мы, нижеподписавшиеся…" [We, the undersigned..] (in Russian). SportPanorama.by. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Lesnichiy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. "IOC sanctions high jumper Aleksey Lesnichiy for failing anti-doping test". Olympics. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. "Athens 2004: Athletics – Entry List by NOC Men" (PDF). Athens 2004. IAAF. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. "IAAF Athens 2004: Men's High Jump Qualification". Athens 2004. IAAF. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. "Hungarian discus gold medalist stripped". USA Today. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2015.


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