09/02/75 - Moscow
2.02 tall. 5.85 (95). 3rd 93 Eur Jnr, 1st 94 W
Jnr, 2nd 96 Eur Ind, dnq 96 Oly. Tallest world class vaulter.
Both parents were top athletes: father, Valentin, was 6th in 60
Olympic 110H; mother, Natalya (Pechonkina) was third to Colette
Besson & Lillian Board in 68 Olympic 400 in 52.25 |