Aleksandr Solovyov (pole vaulter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 February 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole vault |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Pole vault: 5.83 m (2024) |
Aleksandr Solovyov (born 18 February 2002) is a Russian pole vaulter. He won the 2024 Russian Indoor Athletics Championships. He won the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[1]
Early life
From an athletics family, his grandfather was also a pole vaulter. From the age of three and eleven years-old, however, his focus was on ice dancing. He began to be coached from young age in pole vaulting by Oleg Vyacheslavovich.[2]
Career
He finished seventh in the pole vault at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.[3]
He cleared 5.77 metres to win the Russian Indoor Athletics Championships in Moscow in February 2024.[4] Later that year, he won the Russian summer youth championship and the Russian team championship in Sochi with a jump of 5.72 metres. At the BRICS Games in Kazan in June 2024, he finished in second place overall with a height of 5.82 metres.[5][6] He also won the 2024 Russia Cup with a personal best height of 5.83 metres.[7]
He began competing for Texas A&M University in the United States in December 2024.[8][9] He recorded no height at the SEC Championships.[10] He jumped 5.78 metres to win the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in June 2025.[11][12] His effort helped the Texas Aggies to a share of the overall NCAA Men's team title.[13]
References
- ^ "Aleksandr Solovyov". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ ""I took Russian duct tape with me." The Russian champion went to study and compete in the USA". Sport-Express.ru (in Russian). 23 January 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Russian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 23 Feb 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Pole vaulter Soloviev to return from US for June Russian Cup". Tass.ru. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Александр Соловьев стал победителем командного чемпионата России в прыжках с шестом". Stadium.ru (in Russian). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Russia Cup". World Athletics. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "2024 Russian Cup Pole Vault Winner Solovyov Leaves to Study in the US". Tass.ru (in Russian). 18 Dec 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Pole vaulter Solovyov to return from the US and compete at the Russian Cup in athletics". Sport-express.net (in Russian). 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Preview: 10 Men's Storylines To Follow At The NCAA D1 Indoor Championships". Runnerspace. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Russian pole vaulter becomes NCAA champion". rsport.ria.ru (in Russian). 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Texas A&M Enjoys A Day Worth Remembering And A Share Of Men's Title At NCAA Championships". Runnerspace. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.