Radion Gataullin

Radion Gataullin
Personal information
Native name Радион Аксанович Гатауллин
Full name Radion Aksanovich Gataullin
Nationality Russian
Born November 23, 1965 (1965-11-23) (age 51)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country  Soviet Union
 Russia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 6.00 m (1989)

Radion Aksanovich Gataullin (Russian: Радио́н Аксанович Гатау́ллин; born on 23 November 1965) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia. He is the 1988 Olympic silver medallist, the 1987 World bronze medallist, a two-time European champion and a two-time World Indoor champion.

Career

Born in in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union), Gautaullin trained at Burevestnik in Tashkent and represented the USSR and later Russia. He is of Tatar origin.

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. He is married to Tatyana Reshetnikova, an Olympic hurdler for Russia.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st 5.75 m =CR
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2nd 5.60 m
World Championships Rome, Italy 3rd 5.80 m
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 5.75 m
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 2nd 5.85 m
1989 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 5.85 m =CR
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st 5.80 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 1st 5.85 m =CR
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th 5.85 m
Representing  Russia
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 1st 5.90 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 6.00 m =PB, CR

See also

References

  1. Tatyana Reshetnikova. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ukraine Sergey Bubka
Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance
1989–1990
Succeeded by
Ukraine Sergey Bubka


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