Vladimir Yashchenko
Soviet Ukrainian athlete
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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.
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| Full name | Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 bests | High jump (outdoors): 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) High jump (indoors): 2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
