Rudolf Pavlovich Povarnitsyn (Russian: Рудольф Павлович Поварницын; born 13 June 1962, in Votkinsk, Udmurtia) is a Ukrainian high jumper. He represented the Soviet Union and Ukraine.

Career

Competing in the high jump, his greatest 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]

References

  1. ^ "Athletics – World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
Records
Preceded by Men's High Jump World Record Holder
1985-08-11 – 1985-09-04 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Povarnitsyn
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