Rudolf Povarnitsyn
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Rudolf Povarnitsyn (born June 13, 1962 in Votkinsk
, Udmurtia
) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine
. Competing in the high jump
, his greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.40 metres, set in Donetsk
, was also the world record from August 11 to September 4, 1985, when Igor Paklin
beat it by one centimetre. Rudolf's record is unique in that his personal best preceding his record setting competition was 2.26m.
Votkinsk
Votkinsk is an industrial city in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. Population: It is the birthplace of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky who spent the first eight years of his life here: today the house of his birth contains a museum dedicated to the composer.The town was established in April...
, Udmurtia
Udmurtia
The Udmurt Republic , or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the city of Izhevsk. Population: -History:...
) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Competing in the high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
, his greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.40 metres, set in Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
, was also the world record from August 11 to September 4, 1985, when Igor Paklin
Igor Paklin
Igor Paklin is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR...
beat it by one centimetre. Rudolf's record is unique in that his personal best preceding his record setting competition was 2.26m.