23/11/65 - Tashkent
6.02i (89) & 6.00 (89, 93 &
94), 14.4 110H, 7.27 LJ (90). 1st 83 Eur Jnr, 1st 85 WSG, nh 86
Eur, 9th 87 W Ind, 2nd 87 WSG, 3rd 87 World, 1st 88 Eur Ind, 2nd
88 Oly, 1st 89 W Ind, 1st 89 Eur Cup, 1st 90 Eur Ind, 1st 90 Eur,
4th 91 World, 1st 93 W Ind, 1st 93 Eur Cup, 1st 94 Eur (at 6.00,
equalling Sergey Bubka’s highest ever in a championship
event), 5th 95 World. Set world junior record of 5.65 in 84,
since broken. Briefly held world indoor record (6.00 & 6.02
in 89). World’s second 6m vaulter. World ranked no 1 in 89
& 90. Won 89 GP. Failed to make team for 92 Olympics, 93
World Champs & 96 Olympics. Qualified as a doctor; originally
from Uzbekistan but now lives in St Petersburg. Suffers from
sciatica. Married to Tatyana Reshetnikova, 12.53 100H in 94 |
