Rudolf Povarnitsyn
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Representing  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Seoul | High Jump |
Rudolf Pavlovich Povarnitsyn (Russian: Рудольф Павлович Поварницын; born June 13, 1962, in Votkinsk, Udmurtia) is a retired high jumper, who represented USSR and later Ukraine.
Career
[edit]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 August 11 to September 4, 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
[edit]- ^ "Athletics – World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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- 1962 births
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- People from Votkinsk
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- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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