Vladimir Yashchenko
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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| 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(s) | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 2.34 m 2.35 m (indoors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He first broke the record at age 18 with a jump of 2.33 cm, 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]
References
- 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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