Grigoriy Yegorov

Grigoriy Aleksandrovich Yegorov (Russian: Григорий Александрович Егоров, born January 12, 1967 in Shymkent) is a pole vault athlete from the former USSR. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he became citizen of Kazakhstan. In 1996 he moved to the Alicante province in Spain. He got the Spanish nationality in 2012. He is currently representing Spain in World Master Championships.

Biography

Yegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata. He won the 1988 Olympic bronze medal (competing for the USSR), two World Indoor silver medals, and finished second at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres. His last international medal came at the 2003 Asian Championships, jumping 5.40 metres.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, East Germany 2nd 5.40 m
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 5th 5.20 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 3rd 5.80 m
1989 European Indoor Championships The Hague, Netherlands 1st 5.75 m
World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd 5.80 m
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 2nd 5.75 m
Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd 5.87 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 2nd 5.75 m
Representing  Kazakhstan
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd 5.80 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 5.90 (AR)
Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 1st 5.70 m
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 2nd 5.50 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden – NM
2002 Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 3rd 5.20 m
Asian Games Busan, South Korea 1st 5.40 m
2003 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 1st 5.40 m
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 1st 5.25 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece – NM


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