[2] He also competed in the 2004 Olympic Games, but came last in the pole vault final.

He then competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.

[1] His personal best jump is 5.81 metres, achieved in August 2005 in Rovereto.

The sample was delivered on 15 February 2009 in an in-competition test in Donetsk.

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