04/12/63 - Voroshilovgrad
6.15i (world indoor rec; 93) &
6.14A (world rec; 94). Until 90 European Champs was unbeaten in
senior champs: 83 World, 85 Eur Ind, 85 W Ind G, 85 Eur Cup, 85 W
Cup, 86 Eur, 87 W Ind, 87 World, 88 Oly. Was 7th= in 81 Eur Jnr,
6th 90 Eur; 1st 91 W Ind, 1st 91 World, nh 92 Oly final, 2nd 93
Eur Cup, 1st 93 World, 1st 95 W Ind, 1st 95 World. Non-starter at
96 Olympics; suffered Achilles tendon injury warming up for
qualifying round. Only athlete to win a fifth world title in the
same event: 5.70 in 83, 5.85 in 87, 5.92 in 91, 6.00 in 93, 5.92
in 95. Has set 17 world outdoor records since 84, including first
6m (85) & first 20ft (6.10) in 92; 18 indoor world records
since 84, including first 20ft in 91. Total of 17 outdoor world
records is most in history in a single event (previously 14 by
Iolanda Balas of Romania in women’s HJ). Over 6m for last 12
seasons. The 6.14 at altitude in Sestriere won him a Ferrari
sports car worth $120,000. Won 85, 87 & 91 GP (overall GP
winner in 91 & 93). Has vaulted 6.00 or higher in more than
40 contests. Wife Lilyana coaches young athletes; two sons
Vitaliy (10) & Sergey Jr (8). Brother, Vasiliy Bubka (b
26.11.60) vaulted 5.86 in 88; 3rd in 95 W Ind G, 2nd 86 Eur.
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