Vladimir Yashchenko

Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko (Russian: Владимир Ильич Ященко) or Volodymyr Yashchenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Ященко) (12 January 1959 – 30 November 1999) was a Ukrainian member of the Soviet national team and former world record holder in the high jump (233 cm, 234 cm and 235 cm).

Vladimir Yashchenko

Personal information
Full name	Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko
Born	12 January 1959 Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died	30 November 1999(1999-11-30) (aged 40) Zaporizhia, Ukraine
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	2.34 m 2.35 m (indoors)
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union European Championships 1978 Prague High jump European Indoor Championships 1978 Milan High jump 1979 Vienna High jump European Junior Championships 1977 Donetsk High jump

He first broke the record at age 18 with a jump of 2.33 cm, at the USA-USSR junior dual meet in Richmond, Virginia, 1977.[1][2] He won the 1978 European Championships high jump competition with a jump of 230 cm.[1] On 12 March 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]

References

1. Reineri, Giorgio (1999-12-01) Yashchenko, the last King of the Straddle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2019-10-11.
2. Clark, Marsh (1977-07-25) Just An Old-fashioned Lad. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
3. Downes, Steven (1999-12-08) Obituary: Vladimir Yashchenko. The Independent. Retrieved 2019-10-11.

External links

• Vladimir Yashchenko at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Dwight Stones	Men's High Jump World Record Holder 2 June 1977 – 25 May 1980	Succeeded by Jacek Wszoła
Sporting positions
Preceded by Dwight Stones	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1977–1978	Succeeded by Dietmar Mögenburg