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{{short description|Kazakhstani pole vaulter}}
{{MedalTableTop
|image=JO Atlanta 1996 - Saut à la perche.jpg
|imagesize=250px
|caption=Igor Potapovich in [[Atlanta]] 1996
|medals=
{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{KAZ}} }}
{{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold |[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1997 Paris]]|Pole vault}}
{{Medal|Silver |[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1995 Barcelona]]|Pole vault}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|1998 Fukuoka]]|Pole vault}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[1993 Asian Athletics Championships|1993 Manila]]|Pole vault}}
}}

'''Igor Potapovich''' (Игорь Потапович; born September 6, 1967, in [[Almaty]]) is a former [[pole vault]] athlete from [[Kazakhstan]]. Potapovich won his first World Junior Championship in 1986. He won the World Cup in 1992.  He also finished second at the [[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] and became the indoor World Champion two years later in 1997.

Potapovich also won the [[Asian Games]] in [[1994 Asian Games|1994]] and the [[1998 Asian Games|1998]]. Potapovich finished 4th at the 1996 Olympic Games and did not make the finals of the 2000 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/igor-potapovich-1.html |title=Igor Potapovich |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519162332/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/igor-potapovich-1.html |archive-date=2011-05-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His personal best was 5.92 metres.

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing the {{URS}}
|-
|1986
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[1986 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault|5.50 m]]
|-
|1989
|[[1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]
|[[The Hague]], Netherlands
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[1989 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault|5.75 m]]
|-
|1990
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[Seattle]], United States
|7th
|[[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games – Results#Pole vault|5.57 m]]
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing the {{EUN}}
|-
|1992
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Havana]], Cuba
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup results#Pole vault|5.60 m]]
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{KAZ}}
|-
|rowspan=3|1993
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Toronto]], Canada
|9th
|[[1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault|5.50 m]]
|-
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart]], Germany
|14th (q)
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault|5.65 m]]
|-
|[[1993 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Manila]], Philippines
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|5.50 m
|-
|1994
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Hiroshima]], Japan
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|5.65 m
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Barcelona]], Spain
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault|5.80 m]]
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|9th
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault|5.60 m]]
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|[[Atlanta]], United States
|4th
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|5.86 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris]], France
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault|5.90 m]]
|-
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|14th (q)
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault|5.60 m]]
|-
|rowspan=3|1998
|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Fukuoka]], Japan
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|5.55 m
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Johannesburg]], South Africa
|4th
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup results#Pole vault|5.60 m]]<sup>1</sup>
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Bangkok]], Thailand
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's pole vault|5.55 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Maebashi]], Japan
|4th
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's pole vault|5.70 m]]
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville]], Spain
|7th
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault|5.70 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]
|[[Sydney]], Australia
| –
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault|NM]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Representing Asia

==References==
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==External links==
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|igor-potapovich}}
* {{Olympic.kz|149-igor-potapovich}}

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{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions Pole Vault Men}}
{{Japan Championships in Athletics men's pole vault champions}}

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[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan]]
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