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| Full name | Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1959 Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 1999 (aged 40) Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 2.34 m 2.35 m (indoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
He first broke the record at age 18 with a jump of 2.33 m, at the USA-USSR junior dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, 1977.[1][2] He won the 1978 European Championships high jump competition with a jump of 230 cm.[1] 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.[3] Yashchenko died from cirrhosis at the age of 40.[1]
YouTube Encyclopedic
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Vladimir Yashchenko - The story of an ukrainian boy that have jumped 2 meters and 35 centemeters
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High Jump 1963, 1.99 meters (6'6 1/2"), Los Angeles High School
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High jump USSR : Special exercises
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References
- ^ a b c Reineri, Giorgio (1999-12-01) Yashchenko, the last King of the Straddle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2019-10-11.
- ^ Clark, Marsh (1977-07-25) Just An Old-fashioned Lad. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ Downes, Steven (1999-12-08) Obituary: Vladimir Yashchenko. The Independent. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
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