Aleksandrs Obižajevs

Latvian pole vaulter

Aleksandrs Obižajevs (born 16 September 1959) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Latvia. His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Bryansk. His result of 5.74 metres in 1983 placed him second on the top performers list during the indoor season that year, behind American Billy Olson.

He competed for Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 9th

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandrs Obižajevs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

External links

  • Aleksandrs Obižajevs at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Aleksandrs Obižajevs at the Latvijas Vieglatlētikas Savienība (in Latvian)
  • Aleksandrs Obižajevs at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
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  • Aleksandrs Obižajevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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