Radion Gataullin
Radion Gataullin
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23 November 1965 |
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Radion Gataullin (Russian: Радио́н Гатау́ллин) (born in a Tatar family on 23 November 1965 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a retired pole vaulter who trained at Burevestnik in Tashkent and represented the USSR and later Russia. His personal best jump was 6.02 (indoors) and 6.00 metres (outdoors), and he became the second pole vaulter to break the 6 metre barrier after Sergey Bubka. He was the first vaulter to clear 6.00m indoors.
He later became the national pole vault coach of Russia [1].
His younger brother Ruslan Gataullin has represented Russia in the long jump.
Achievements
| Year |
Tournament |
Venue |
Result |
Extra |
| 1985 |
Universiade |
Kobe, Japan |
1st |
5.75 =CR |
| 1987 |
Universiade |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
2nd |
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| World Championships |
Rome, Italy |
3rd |
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| 1988 |
European Indoor Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
1st |
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| Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics |
Seoul, South Korea |
2nd |
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| 1989 |
World Indoor Championships |
Budapest, Hungary |
1st |
5.85 =CR |
| 1990 |
European Indoor Championships |
Glasgow, Scotland |
1st |
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| European Championships |
Split, Yugoslavia |
1st |
5.85 =CR |
| 1991 |
World Championships |
Tokyo, Japan |
4th |
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| 1993 |
World Indoor Championships |
Toronto, Canada |
1st |
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| 1994 |
European Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
1st |
6.00 =PB, CR |
External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Gataullin, Rodion |
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| Short description |
Russian pole vaulter |
| Date of birth |
23 November 1965 |
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