Vladimir Yashchenko
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vasily Telegin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | High jump (outdoors): 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) High jump (indoors): 2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko (Russian: Владимир Ильич Ященко) or Volodymyr Yashchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Ященко) (born 12 January 1959) was a Ukrainian member of the Soviet national team and former world record holder in the high jump.
Yashchenko first began competing in the high jump at age 12.[1]
In June 1977, he jumped 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) at the USA-USSR junior dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, breaking the previous world record of 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) set by Dwight Stones in August 1976.[2][3] In 1978, he finished in first place at the European Athletics Championships and the European Athletics Indoor Championships with heights of 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) and 2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in), respectively, while using the straddle technique.[4]
In 1979, he suffered a severe knee injury, effectively ending his career. He died in 1999 from cirrhosis.[5]
References
- ^ Hendershott, Jon (September 10, 1978). "VLADIMIR YASHCHENKО" (PDF). trackandfieldnews.com. p. 2.
- ^ Clark, Marsh (July 25, 1977). "Just An Old-fashioned Lad". si.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019.
- ^ Reineri, Giorgio (November 30, 1999). "Yashchenko, the last King of the Straddle". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "European Championships: Prague 1978, men's results". athletix.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ Downes, Steven (December 8, 1999). "Obituary: Vladimir Yashchenko". independent.co.uk.
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