Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)
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Script error: No such module "Other people". Template:Use dmy dates Vladimir Polyakov (Template:Langx; born 17 April 1960) is a retired Soviet pole vaulter who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia. On 26 June 1981 he managed to clear 5.81 metres, beating Thierry Vigneron's six-day-old world record. Two years later Polyakov lost the record to Pierre Quinon, who jumped 5.82. Polyakov won a silver medal at the 1982 European Championships, and won the European Indoor Championships in 1983.
Achievements
| 1980 | European Indoor Championships | Sindelfingen, West Germany | 2nd | |
| 1981 | European Indoor Championships | Grenoble, France | 7th | |
| 1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | |
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st |
References
- Template:First word Vladimir Polyakov at World AthleticsTemplate:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
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- Soviet male pole vaulters
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- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
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- FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
- People from Aleksinsky District
- Sportspeople from Tula Oblast
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
- Soviet Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen