Vyacheslav Voronin
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Russia |
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| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1999 Seville | High jump | |
| Silver | 2001 Edmonton | High jump | |
Vyacheslav Voronin (born April 5, 1974 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the high jump.
Voronin is a World Champion (1999) and European Indoor Champion (2000). His personal best is 2.40 metres, set in London in August 2000. He competed in Athens 2004 and Helsinki 2005, but did not win medals in either. He is the only jumper to have cleared 2.40 metres outdoors since Javier Sotomayor - indoors this has also been achieved by Stefan Holm.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd |
| World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 1st | |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 1st |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, U.A.E. | 1st | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd |
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Vyacheslav Voronin
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Javier Sotomayor |
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1999 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Jacques Freitag |
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