Niki Palli ^People

At the age of 8, he and his family moved from Moldova to Israel, and in 2005 Palli became an Israelicitizen. The same year he improved his personal best from 2.09to 2.25 meters, and became Israeli champion in high jump.At the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg he finishedsixth, after achieving 2.27 meters. At the 2006 World Junior Championships in Beijing he finished 2nd, jumping 2.29 meters. His current personal best is 2.30 meters, achieved on July 12, 2006, in the 2006 Israel athletics championships in Tel Aviv. This is the Israeli junior record and second-best performance for an Israeli high jumper. The record is held by Konstantin Matusevich with 2.36 meters.At the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships he finished eighth and last in the final, only clearing 2.15 metres. He cleared a season best 2.27 meters twice in July and qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He tied for the silver medal in the high jump at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, jumping 2.05 meters.The Maccabiah Games are open to Jewish athletes from around the world, and to all Israeli citizens regardless of their religion. A total of 10,000 athletes competed, aMaccabiah Games record, making the 2017 Maccabiah Games the third-largest spor- ting competition in the world (after the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup).