Dmitri Markov

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Dmitri Markov (born March 14, 1975 in Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian athlete representing Australia, competing in the pole vault.

He fell out with the Belarusian athletics association and refused to compete for the country at the 1998 European Championships. He moved to Australia and was granted citizenship in 1999. He soon set a new Oceanian record in pole vault with 5.95 m, a record he has later improved to 6.05 m when he won the 2001 World Championships.

His best Olympic performance was in 2000 when he finished 5th.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st
1996	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	6th
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	2nd
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Munich, Germany	3rd
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2nd

[edit] See also

• List of nationality transfers in athletics
• List of pole vaulters who reached 6 metres

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Dmitri Markov

World champions in men's pole vault

Outdoor 1983:Sergei Bubka | 1987:Sergei Bubka | 1991:Sergei Bubka | 1993:Sergei Bubka | 1995:Sergei Bubka | 1997:Sergei Bubka | 1999:Maksim Tarasov | 2001:Dmitri Markov | 2003:Giuseppe Gibilisco | 2005:Rens Blom

Indoor 1985:Sergei Bubka | 1987:Sergei Bubka | 1989:Rodion Gataullin | 1991:Sergei Bubka | 1993:Rodion Gataullin | 1995:Sergei Bubka | 1997:Igor Potapovich | 1999:Jean Galfione | 1999:Lawrence Johnson | 2003:Tim Lobinger | 2004:Igor Pavlov | 2006:Brad Walker