Vladimir Yashchenko

Vladimir Yashchenko
Personal information
Full nameVladimir Ilyich Yashchenko
Born12 January 1959
Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died30 November 1999(1999-11-30) (aged 40)
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventHigh jump
Coached byVasily Telegin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump (outdoors): 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in)
High jump (indoors): 2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Prague High jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Milan High jump
Gold medal – first place 1979 Vienna High jump
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Donetsk High jump

Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko (Russian: Владимир Ильич Ященко) or Volodymyr Yashchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Ященко) (born 12 January 1959) was a Ukrainian member of the Soviet national team and former world record holder in the high jump.

Yashchenko first began competing in the high jump at age 12.[1]

In June 1977, he jumped 2.33 m (7 ft 7+1⁄2 in) at the USA-USSR junior dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, breaking the previous world record of 2.32 m (7 ft 7+1⁄4 in) set by Dwight Stones in August 1976.[2][3] In 1978, he finished in first place at the European Athletics Championships and the European Athletics Indoor Championships with heights of 2.30 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) and 2.35 m (7 ft 8+1⁄2 in), respectively, while using the straddle technique.[4]

In 1979, he suffered a severe knee injury, effectively ending his career. He died in 1999 from cirrhosis.[5]

References

  1. ^ Hendershott, Jon (September 10, 1978). "VLADIMIR YASHCHENKО" (PDF). trackandfieldnews.com. p. 2.
  2. ^ Clark, Marsh (July 25, 1977). "Just An Old-fashioned Lad". si.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Reineri, Giorgio (November 30, 1999). "Yashchenko, the last King of the Straddle". worldathletics.org.
  4. ^ "European Championships: Prague 1978, men's results". athletix.org. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. ^ Downes, Steven (December 8, 1999). "Obituary: Vladimir Yashchenko". independent.co.uk.


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