POLE VAULTER • RUSSIA • 1970

Olympic and World Champion athlete

Best results

Personal best:

605 cm
1999, Athens
(outdoor)

600 cm
1999, Budapest
(indoor)

Olympic Games:

1x 1. place*
1992, Barcelona: 580 cm

*He won his Olympic title representing the Unified Team which was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union (except the Baltic states) at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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1x 3. place*
2000, Sidney: 590 cm

*He won the Olympic Bronze medal representing Russia.

World Championships:

1x 1. place
1999, Sevilla: 602 cm

*He won the World Championships representing Russia.

2x 2. place*
1995, Gothenburg: 586 cm
1997, Athens: 596 cm

*He won Silver medals at the World Championships representing Russia.

2x 3. place*
1991, Tokio: 585 cm
1993, Stuttgart: 580 cm

*In 1991, he represented the Soviet Union, and in 1993, he represented Russia.

Indoor World Championships:

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1x 3. place*
1997, Paris: 580 cm

*He won Bronze medal at the Indoor World Championships representing Russia.

At the Jumping Gala:

3x participant
1991 – 570 cm – 1. place
1995 – 591 cm – 1. place
1996 – 580 cm – 1. place