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Sergey Bubka

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1963 (61 years old)

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Pole Vaulter

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1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

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80 kg (176 lb)

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Sergey Nazarovych Bubka (Ukrainian: Сергій Назарович Бубка; Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991. Bubka was twice named Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News, and in 2012 was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall of Fame.

Bubka won six consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympic gold medal, and broke the world record for men's pole vault 35 times. He was the first pole vaulter to clear 6.0 meters and 6.10 meters.

He held the indoor world record of 6.15 meters, set on 21 February 1993 in Donetsk, Ukraine for almost 21 years until France's Renaud Lavillenie cleared 6.16 meters on February 15, 2014, at the same meet in the same arena. He held the outdoor world record at 6.14 meters between July 31, 1994, and September 17, 2020.

Bubka is Senior Vice President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), serving since 2007, and served as President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine from 2005 to November 2022. He is also an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), having been involved since 1996. His older brother, Vasiliy Bubka, was also a medal-winning pole vaulter.
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World Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1997

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World Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1995

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World Athletics Indoor Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1995

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World Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1993

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World Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1991

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World Athletics Indoor Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1991

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Athletics Olympics Gold - Pole Vault
1988

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World Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1987

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World Athletics Indoor Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1987

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European Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1986

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World Athletics Indoor Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1985

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European Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1985

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World Athletics Championships Gold - Pole Vault
1983

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1981-1991
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1991-2001


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