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 |
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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)
- 2014:
Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
- 2016:
Robert Sobera (POL)
- 2018:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2022:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)
- 2024:
Armand Duplantis (SWE)
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