Gennadiy Bliznetsov

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Gennady Alexeyevich Bliznetsov (Russian: Генна́дий Алексе́евич Близнецо́в) (born in 1941) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR. He trained at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Kharkov.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1963 Universiade Pôrto Alegre, Brazil 1st 4.60m CR
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th
1965 Universiade Budapest, Hungary 2nd
1966 European Indoor Games Dortmund, West Germany 2nd
1967 European Indoor Games Prague, Czechoslovakia 1st
1968 European Indoor Games Madrid, Spain 1st
Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 6th
1969 European Indoor Games Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1st