Vladimir Polyakov (pole vaulter)
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Vladimir Polyakov ({{langx|ru|Владимир Поляков}}; 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
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| 1980
|European Indoor Championships |Sindelfingen, West Germany |bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | |
| 1981
|European Indoor Championships |Grenoble, France | 7th | |
| 1982
|Athens, Greece |bgcolor="silver"| 2nd | |
| 1983
|European Indoor Championships |Budapest, Hungary |bgcolor="gold"| 1st | |
References
- {{World Athletics||name=Vladimir Polyakov}}
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|FRA}} Thierry Vigneron|title=Men's pole vault world record holder|years=26 June 1981 – 28 August 1983|after={{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Quinon}}
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|POL}} Władysław Kozakiewicz|title=Men's pole vault best year performance|years=1981|after={{flagicon|USA}} David Volz
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Michel Bellot}}
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Category:Soviet male pole vaulters
Category:Russian male pole vaulters
Category:World record setters in athletics (track and field)
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade
Category:People from Aleksinsky District
Category:Sportspeople from Tula Oblast
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
Category:Soviet Athletics Championships winners
Category:20th-century Russian sportsmen
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