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| Native name | Радион Аксанович Гатауллин | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Radion Aksanovich Gataullin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1965 (1965-11-23) (age 59) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 6.00 m (outdoors 1989) 6.02 m (indoors 1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (1990/94) and a two-time World Indoor champion (1989/93). He is also a former world indoor record holder with clearances of 6.00m and 6.02m in 1989.
Career
Born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union), Gautaullin trained at Burevestnik in Tashkent and represented the USSR and later Russia. He is of Tatar origin.
Gataullin was the second vaulter to break the 6.00 metre barrier after Sergey Bubka, and was the first vaulter to clear 6.00 metres indoors, first achieving it on 22 January 1989 in Leningrad, before improving his personal best jumps to 6.02 metres (indoors) on 4 February 1989 in Gomel and 6.00 metres (outdoors) on 16 September 1989 in Tokyo. He would also achieve 6.00 metre clearances twice more indoors (both February 1993) and twice more outdoors in June 1993 and August 1994.
He later became the national pole vault coach of Russia. His younger brother Ruslan Gataullin has represented Russia in the long jump. He is married to Tatyana Reshetnikova, an Olympic hurdler for Russia. Their daughter Aksana Gataullina is the current U20 European champion in pole vault.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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| Representing the Soviet Union
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| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 1st | 5.75 m =CR | |
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 5.80 m | |
| European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | NH (q) | — | ||
| 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 | |
| Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 1st | 5.92 m | ||
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 5.85 m =CR | ||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 5.85 m | |
| Representing Russia
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| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 5.90 m | |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 6.00 m =PB, CR | |
| Gataullin no-heighted in the qualifying round at the 1986 European Championships | |||||
See also
References
- Archived 2006-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Tatyana Reshetnikova. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-03.
External links
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| Preceded by Sergey Bubka
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Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance 1989–1990 |
Succeeded by Sergey Bubka
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| World Indoor Champions in men's pole vault | |
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| European Athletics Championships champions in men's pole vault | |
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| World University Games champions in men's pole vault | |
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