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Yuri Nikiforov for the first time in his career won the European championship medal.

Ukrainian Yuriy Nikiforov became the owner of bronze medals of the European championship in athletics, held in Berlin.

In the sector for long jump Nikiforov showed the third result – 8 m 13 see Your best shot Nikiforov performed by the third jump, which allowed him the time to come out on top.

However, their fifth jump of the Ukrainian bypassed the Greek Miltiadis Tantoglu (8.25 m), who eventually became the champion. And the silver was won by German Fabian Heinle, which, as and Nikiforov, jumped to 8.13 m, but did it twice – in the second and sixth attempts.

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