Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | Name Vladimir Yashchenko | |
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Personal best(s) 2.34 m2.35 m (indoors) Died November 30, 1999, Ukraine | ||
Vladimir yashchenko part 3 best straddle sequences ever world record milan 1978
Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko (Russian: Владимир Ильич Ященко) or Volodymyr Yashchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Ященко) (12 January 1959 – 30 November 1999) was a Ukrainian member of the Soviet national team and former world record holder in the High jump (233 cm, 234 cm and 235 cm).
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- Vladimir yashchenko part 3 best straddle sequences ever world record milan 1978
- Vladimir yashchenko part 2 worlds greatest high jump talent ever straddle
- References
He first broke the record at age 18 with a jump at 233 cm, at the USA-USSR junior dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, 1977. He won the 1978 European Championships high jump competition with a jump of 230 cm. On 12 March 1978 he achieved the highest mark using the straddle technique.
In 1979 he suffered a severe knee injury and his career was effectively over at the age of 20. Yashchenko died from cirrhosis at the age of 40.
Vladimir yashchenko part 2 worlds greatest high jump talent ever straddle
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