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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 athlete, who represented USSR and later 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 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.
References※
- ^ "Athletics – World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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Preceded by | Men's High Jump World Record Holder 1985-08-11 – 1985-09-04 |
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- 1962 births
- Living people
- People from Votkinsk
- Ukrainian people of Russian descent
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Ukrainian male high jumpers
- Soviet male high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
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