Grigoriy Yegorov

Grigoriy Aleksandrovich Yegorov (Russian: Григорий Александрович Егоров, born January 12, 1967, in Shymkent) is a pole vault athlete from the former USSR. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he became citizen of Kazakhstan. In 1996 he moved to the Alicante province in Spain. He got the Spanish nationality in 2012. He is currently representing Spain in World Master Championships.

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Biography

Yegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata. He won the 1988 Olympic bronze medal (competing for the USSR), two World Indoor silver medals, and finished second at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres. His last international medal came at the 2003 Asian Championships, jumping 5.40 metres.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the Soviet Union
1985	European Junior Championships	Cottbus, East Germany	2nd	5.40 m
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	5.20 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	3rd	5.80 m
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	5.75 m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	5.80 m
1990	European Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	2nd	5.75 m
	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	2nd	5.87 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	2nd	5.75 m
Representing Kazakhstan
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	5.80 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	5.90 (AR)
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	5.70 m
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	2nd	5.50 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	–	NM
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	3rd	5.20 m
2002	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	5.40 m
2003	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	5.40 m
2003	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	1st	5.25 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	–	NM