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Niki Palli

Niki Palli is an Israeli high jumper who competed for Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

born 1987High jumpIsraeli junior high jump record2006 World Junior Championships silver

Born: 28 May 1987, Moldova
Occupation: athletics competitor

Niki Palli was born in 1987 in Moldova

Nikita "Niki" Palli was born on 28 May 1987 in Moldova. At age 8 he moved to Israel with his mother, who was a foreign worker. He became an Israeli citizen in 2005.

Palli competes for Maccabi Haifa Carmel. In 2005 he raised his own mark from 2.09 to 2.25 meters, won the Israeli title and took bronze at the European Junior Championships. On 12 July 2006 he jumped 2.30 meters in Tel Aviv, which set the Israeli junior record.

In 2006 he finished sixth at the European Championships in Gothenburg and won silver at the World Junior Championships in Beijing with 2.29 meters. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he finished 21st and was out in the qualifying round. He won the Israeli championship 6 times.

After an injury he almost stopped training and worked in a factory. In 2013 he started a crowdfunding campaign on Headstart and returned to competition. In 2017 he shared the silver medal at the Maccabiah Games.