Miguel Ángel Sancho Rubio (born 24 April 1990) is a Spanish

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er and mathematician. He was born in

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. He finished fourth at the 2007 World Youth Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the

2009 European Indoor Championships The 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena

without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 2.26 metres, achieved in August 2011 in

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

. He has 2.27 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2009 in

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Competition record

¹No mark in the final

References

1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Valencia Spanish male high jumpers Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade {{Spain-athletics-bio-stub