Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)
Vladimir Polyakov (Russian: Владимир Поляков; born 17 April 1960) is a retired Soviet pole vaulter who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia. On 26 June 1981 he managed to clear 5.81 metres, beating Thierry Vigneron's six-day-old world record. Two years later Polyakov lost the record to Pierre Quinon, who jumped 5.82. Polyakov won a silver medal at the 1982 European Championships, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1983.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 2nd | |
1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 7th | |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | |
1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st |
References
- Vladimir Polyakov at World Athletics
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Preceded by | Men's pole vault world record holder 26 June 1981 – 28 August 1983 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Men's pole vault best year performance 1981 | Succeeded by |
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's pole vault
- 1966: Hennadiy Bleznitsov (URS)
- 1967: Igor Feld (URS)
- 1968: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1969: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1970: François Tracanelli (FRA)
- 1971: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1972: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1973: Renato Dionisi (ITA)
- 1974: Tadeusz Ślusarski (POL)
- 1975: Antti Kalliomäki (FIN)
- 1976: Yuriy Prokhorenko (URS)
- 1977: Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)
- 1978: Tadeusz Ślusarski (POL)
- 1979: Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)
- 1980: Konstantin Volkov (URS)
- 1981: Thierry Vigneron (FRA)
- 1982: Viktor Spasov (URS)
- 1983: Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1984: Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1985: Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1986: Atanas Tarev (BUL)
- 1987: Thierry Vigneron (FRA)
- 1988: Radion Gataullin (URS)
- 1989: Grigoriy Yegorov (URS)
- 1990: Radion Gataullin (URS)
- 1992: Pyotr Bochkaryov (EUN/RUS)
- 1994: Pyotr Bochkaryov (EUN/RUS)
- 1996: Dmitri Markov (BLR)
- 1998: Tim Lobinger (GER)
- 2000: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2002: Tim Lobinger (GER)
- 2005: Igor Pavlov (RUS)
- 2007: Danny Ecker (GER)
- 2009: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2011: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2013: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2015: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2017: Piotr Lisek (POL)
- 2019: Paweł Wojciechowski (POL)
- 2021: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2023: Sondre Guttormsen (NOR)
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