Best Israeli athlete competing in the pole vault. He won silver at World Championship in Edmonton, Canada (2001) and bronze medals at the World Championship in Sevilla, Spain (1999). He won also gold medals at Europen Championships in Ghent (2000), Munich (2002), Gothenburg (2006).
His personal best is 5.93 metres, achieved in 2003 in Madrid.
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