Dmitri Markov

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
World Championships
Gold 2001 Edmonton Pole vault
Silver 1999 Seville Pole vault

Dmitri Markov (born March 14, 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian and Australian pole vaulter. He is a former world champion and current Oceanian record holder.[1]

He originally competed for his birth country Belarus, but 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 metres, having already jumped 6.00 in 1998 while representing Belarus. He later improved the record to 6.05 metres as he won the 2001 World Championships.

His best Olympic performance was in 2000 when he finished fifth. His last major competition was the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he won the silver medal with a 5.60 m vault.

He was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 2001.

Dmitiri Markov announced his retirement in early 2007 due to chronic foot injuries. His last competition was the World Athletics Tour in Melbourne on March 2, 2007.[2]

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[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 2nd
1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1st
Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States 6th
1999 World Championships Sevilla, Spain 2nd
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 5th
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 1st
2003 World Championships Paris, France 4th
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 2nd

[edit] Personal best

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ IAAF.org Statistics - Area Outdoor Records - Men - Oceania
  2. ^ Hurst, Mike. "Dmitri Markov to retire after Melbourne start to World Athletics Tour", IAAF, 28 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-14. 


Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of the United States Jeff Hartwig
Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance
2001
Succeeded by
Flag of the United States Jeff Hartwig
Flag of Germany Tim Lobinger


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 | 2007: Brad Walker
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 | 2001: Lawrence Johnson | 2003: Tim Lobinger | 2004: Igor Pavlov | 2006: Brad Walker