The Hangover is officially over: Ivan Ukhov Jumps 2.40m (7-10.75), by Bob Ramsak

Ivan Ukhov, a You Tube phenom, became the number four all time high jumper with his jump last night in Athens!

TRACK PROFILE Report #864
26-February-2009

UKHOV JUMPS 2.40m [7-10 Â¾ ] IN ATHENS
By Bob Ramsak
(c) 2009 TRACK PROFILE Report, all rights reserved
Ivan Ukhov’s hangover is officially over.
The 22-year-old Russian, whose drunken attempts at high jumping at last September’s Athletissima Super Grand Prix in Lausanne became a YouTube sensation, last night became only the sixth man to ever scale 2.40m [7-10 Â½ ] indoors.
The jump, at Wednesdayâ€™s Athens 2009 indoor meeting near the Greek capital, added a centimeter to his own Russian indoor record of 2.39 which he set in February 2007, and elevates him to the No. 4 spot all-time, where he joined American record holder Hollis Conway and Swede Stefan Holm.
Only three men –Cuban Javier Sotomayor (2.43m/7-11 Â½ ), German Carlo Thranhardt (2.42m/7-11 Â¼ ) and Swede Patrik Sjoberg (2.41m/7-10 Â¾ )– have ever leapt higher.
Ukhov has been on a tear this winter, winning seven of his nine competitions while sitting atop the world rankings throughout. He will be a strong favorite for the continental title at the European Indoor Championships in Turin, Italy, which begin in eight days time.
ENDS

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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