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 nameVladimir Ilyich Yashchenko
Born12 January 1959
Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died30 November 1999(1999-11-30) (aged 40)
Zaporizhia, Ukraine
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportTrack 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 PragueHigh jump
European Indoor Championships
1978 MilanHigh jump
1979 ViennaHigh jump
European Junior Championships
1977 DonetskHigh 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.
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


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