Vasiliy Grishchenkov

Soviet triple jumper

Vasiliy Grishchenkov

Personal information

Born

23 January 1958 (1958-01-23) (age 66)

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Soviet Union
European Championships
	1982 Athens	Triple Jump

Vasily Grishchenkov (Russian: Василий Грищенков) born 23 January 1958) is a retired triple jumper from the Soviet Union, best known for winning the silver medal at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. He set the world's best year performance in 1983 with a leap of 17.55 metres (personal best), achieved on 19 June 1983 in Moscow.

References

Vasiliy Grishchenkov at World Athletics

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World Best Year Performance in Men's Triple Jump

1970: Viktor Saneyev (URS)
1971: Pedro Pérez (CUB)
1972: Viktor Saneyev (URS)
1973: Mikhail Bariban (URS)
1974: Viktor Saneyev (URS)
1975–1976: João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)
1977: Ron Livers (USA)
1978–1979: João Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)
1980: Jaak Uudmäe (URS)
1981: Willie Banks (USA)
1982: Keith Connor (GBR)
1983: Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS)
1984: Oleg Protsenko (URS)
1985: Willie Banks (USA)
1986–1988: Khristo Markov (BUL)
1989: Volodymyr Inozemtsev (URS)
1990–1991: Kenny Harrison (USA)
1992–1994: Mike Conley (USA)
1995: Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
1996: Kenny Harrison (USA)
1997: Yoelbi Quesada (CUB)
1998: Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
1999: Charles Friedek (GER)
2000–2002: Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
2003–2004: Christian Olsson (SWE)
2005: Marian Oprea (ROM)
2006: Walter Davis (USA)
2007: Jadel Gregório (BRA)
2008: Nelson Évora (POR)
2009: Phillips Idowu (GBR);
2010: Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
2011–2012: Christian Taylor (USA)
2013: Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
2014: Pedro Pichardo (CUB)
2015–2017: Christian Taylor (USA)
2018: Pedro Pichardo (POR)
2019: Will Claye (USA)
2020–2021: Hugues Fabrice Zango (BUR)
2022: Pedro Pichardo (POR)
2023: Jaydon Hibbert (JAM)

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