Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)
Vladimir Polyakov (Russian: Владимир Поляков; born 17 April 1960) is a retired 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 |
Sporting positions | ||
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)
- 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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