Vyacheslav Voronin
Russian high jumper
Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Voronin (Russian: Вячеспав Никопаевич Воронин; born 5 April 1974 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump.
Voronin was a World Champion (1999) and European Indoor Champion (2000). His personal best is 2.40 metres, set in London in August 2000. He competed in Athens 2004 and Helsinki 2005, but did not win medals in either.[citation needed]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 2nd | 2.18 m |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | 2.31 m |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 2.36 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 2.37 m | |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 1st | 2.34 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 2.29 m | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | 2.25 m |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 2.33 m | |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 2.31 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 9th | 2.29 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 2.29 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 14th (q) | 2.25 m |
References
- Vyacheslav Voronin at World Athletics
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Preceded by | Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1999–2001 | Succeeded by |
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World champions in men's high jump
- 1983: Hennadiy Avdyeyenko (URS)
- 1987: Patrik Sjöberg (SWE)
- 1991: Charles Austin (USA)
- 1993: Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
- 1995: Troy Kemp (BAH)
- 1997: Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
- 1999: Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS)
- 2001: Martin Buß (GER)
- 2003: Jacques Freitag (RSA)
- 2005: Yuriy Krymarenko (UKR)
- 2007: Donald Thomas (BAH)
- 2009: Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)
- 2011: Jesse Williams (USA)
- 2013: Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)
- 2015: Derek Drouin (CAN)
- 2017: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
- 2019: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
- 2022: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
- 2023: Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA)
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