Rudolf Povarnitsyn
Ukrainian high jumper (born 1962)
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Rudolf Pavlovich Povarnitsyn (Russian: Рудольф Павлович Поварницын; born 13 June 1962) is a Soviet and Ukrainian high jumper. He represented the Soviet Union and Ukraine.
SportTrack and field
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| Born | 13 June 1962 |
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| Sport | Track and field |
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Career
Competing in the high jump, his achievement was a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.40 metres, set in Donetsk, was also the world record from 11 August to 4 September 1985, when Igor Paklin beat it by one centimetre. Povarnitsyn's record is unique in that his personal best preceding his record setting competition was 2.26 m.[1]
