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| Born | 12 January 1959 Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
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| Died | 30 November 1999 (aged 40) Zaporizhia, Ukraine |
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 2.34 m 2.35 m (indoors) |
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Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko (Russian: Владимир Ильич Ященко) or Volodymyr Yashchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Ященко) (12 January 1959 – 30 November 1999) was a member of the USSR national team and former world record holder in the high jump (233 cm, 234 cm and 235 cm). He first broke the record at age 18, at the USA-USSR dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, 1977.[1][2] He won the 1978 European Championships high jump competition with a jump of 2.30 metres.[1] On March 12, 1978 he achieved the highest mark using the straddle technique.
In 1979 he suffered a severe knee injury and his career was effectively over at the age of 20.[3] Yashchenko died from cirrhosis at the age of 40.[1]
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| Preceded by Dwight Stones |
Men's High Jump World Record Holder 1977-06-02 – 1980-05-25 |
Succeeded by Jacek Wszoła |
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| Preceded by Dwight Stones |
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1977 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Dietmar Mögenburg |
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