Vladimir Trofimenko
Soviet pole vaulter
Vladimir Trofimenko (Russian: Владимир Трофименко; 22 March 1953 in Syzran – 1994) was a pole vaulter who represented the USSR. He won the 1978 European Championships in Athletics as well as two medals at the European Indoor Championships.
In 1978 he vaulted 5.61 m and break the Soviet national outdoor pole vault record.
He was married Yolanda Chen.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Universiade | Sofia, Bulgaria | 3rd[1] | |
| 1978 | European Indoor Championships | Milan, Italy | 2nd[2] | |
| European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st[3] | 5.55 CR | |
| 1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd[2] |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's pole vault
- 1934:
Gustav Wegner (GER) - 1938:
Karl Sutter (GER) - 1946:
Allan Lindberg (SWE) - 1950: Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)
- 1954:
Eeles Landström (FIN) - 1958: Eeles Landström (FIN)
- 1962: Pentti Nikula (FIN)
- 1966:
Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR) - 1969: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1971: Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
- 1974:
Vladimir Kishkun (URS) - 1978: Vladimir Trofimenko (URS)
- 1982: Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)
- 1986: Sergey Bubka (URS)
- 1990:
Radion Gataullin (RUS) - 1994: Radion Gataullin (RUS)
- 1998: Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
- 2002:
Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) - 2006: Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
- 2010:
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) - 2012: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016:
Robert Sobera (POL) - 2018: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2022: Armand Duplantis (SWE)
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