Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko ( January 12, 1959 , Zaporozhye - November 30, 1999 , ibid.) - Soviet athlete , high jumper , world record holder, European champion. The last world record holder in the high jump jumper method ( 235 cm ). Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1978).
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| Full name | Vladimir Ilyich Yaschenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A country |  USSR →  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specialization | high jumper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sports career | 1971-1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 193 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Yashchenko began to practice high jumps at the age of 12 years with A.F. Kudinov, and two years later - in the athletics section, where Vasily Telegin became his coach. At the age of 15, Yashchenko overcame 203 cm .
In 1976, Vladimir Yashchenko set a world record for juniors - 222 cm, breaking the record of Valery Brumel .
The height of Vladimir Yashchenko at 26 was 192 cm, weight - 83 kg . [2]
On July 2, 1977 , during the junior athletics match between the teams of the USA and the USSR , which was held in Richmond ( Virginia ), Yashchenko set three records in a row: first - a new world record for juniors - 227 cm, then a European record - 231 cm and then the world record - 233 cm. Yashchenko improved the record of the American by one centimeter, who flew 232 cm in 1976 .
In 1977, in Donetsk, Yashchenko became the European champion among juniors, showing a result of 230 cm. In 1977, Vladimir was named the leading sports columnist "the best athlete of the year" [3]
On March 12, 1978, at the European Indoor Championships, which was held in Milan , Vladimir Yashchenko set the world record in high jumps for the halls - 235 cm. Yashchenko became the European champion, ahead of the GDR jumper , who overcame 229 cm [ 4] . For the set records, Vladimir receives the "Caravel of Columbus" - the Italian award to the best athlete.
Both Vladimir Yashchenko and Rolf Balshmidt jumped by the throw-over method. This was the last significant international success of the jumpers, who jumped in a loose-leaf fashion , in front of jumpers using fosbury-flop .
On June 16, 1978 in Tbilisi , also during athletics competitions for the prizes of the newspaper Pravda , Yashchenko improved his own world record by breaking the bar at an altitude of 234 cm [5] . At the European Championships 1978 in Prague, Yaschenko won with a result of 230 cm [6] .
According to the “ ” rating for 1978, Yashchenko was named among the 10 best athletes of Ukraine [7] .
At the beginning of 1979, Yashchenko, with a score of 226 cm, won the European Championship in the hall, which was held in Vienna . Two weeks later, Yashchenko overcame 229 cm.
In preparation for the World Cup in Tokyo, Vladimir tears his knee ligaments. In August 1979, a knee of Yashchenko's jog leg was operated on at the CITO by Zoya Mironova [8] [9] . This was followed by a series of operations in the USSR and abroad. However, Yashchenko was no longer able to reach his previous level in jumping. In 1983, he was able to jump only 210 cm, and after that he stopped playing sports. In 1983, the International Athletics Federation presented Vladimir with a medal for outstanding sporting achievements [10] .
Soon, Yashchenko was drafted into the army, he served in the sports company of the Odessa Military District , as part of the team he participated in his last official competitions - the championship of army teams in Moscow.
In 1999, Vladimir Yashchenko died at the age of 40. In the last years of his life, Yashchenko abused alcohol . He was taken to the intensive care unit of the 9th Zaporozhye city hospital with a diagnosis of “post-alcohol coma”. The efforts of the doctors turned out to be in vain: without regaining consciousness, Vladimir Yashchenko died. He was buried in the Kaputyanoy cemetery of Zaporozhye.
In 2010, the publishing house "Wild Field" with a circulation of 1000 copies. The book "The Sector of Height" about Vladimir Yashchenko, written by another athlete Igor Timokhin. The book is illustrated by the artist Anatoly Kondakov, and the publication of the book was assisted by the publishing house Wild Field, CEO of Keramist Corporation Dmitry Zusmanovich [11] .
In Zaporozhye held a memorial to them. Vladimir Yashchenko. In 2015, the memorial was held for the 16th time. [12]
Literature
- Igor Timokhin. Sector height. - Zaporizhzhia: Dike Pole, 2010. - 1000 copies.
- G. Ottomano, I. Timohin. Il volo di Volodja. - Miraggi Edizioni, 2014. - ISBN 978-88-96910-57-3 .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-vladimir-yashchenko-1130993.html
- ↑ “Volodya Zoya Sergeevna” intitle: “Rural New” - Google Search
- ↑ [1] // Science and Life . - 1979. - p . 131 .
- ↑ Hochsprung - Männer (03/12/1978) . www.maik-richter.de. The appeal date is April 25, 2013. Archived April 30, 2013.
- ↑ Akbash Roman. June, 1978: “Melodies of Friends-78” // Truth .
- ↑ European Championships: Prague 1978, men's results . athletix.org. The appeal date is April 25, 2013. Archived April 30, 2013.
- ↑ O. Tvardovsky. Naysilnіshі athletes of Ukraine // Freedom . - 12/31/1978. - № 23 . - p . 4 .
- ↑ \\ Rural Nov , 1979, p. 27
- ↑ Ipatenko A.S. (Polukhin A.S.). Yashka (In memory of Vladimir Yashchenko) . litsovet.ru (05/13/2011).
- ↑ Akbash Roman. February 1983 // True . - 05/05/2011. - No. 18 (229) . - p . 30 .
- Вис Sector visoti . Zaporizka truth (June 10, 2010). Archived March 24, 2012.
- ↑ Ukrainian athletes will gather in Zaporozhye for the Cossack Khortytsya competition . Reporter UA (Feb 25, 2015).
Links
- Arkadiy Kopelіovich. Navigation in the table of records (Ukrainian) // Day . - 12/03/1999. - No. 224 .
- Yuri Lisovoi, Yuri Yuris. Genius high jumps // Sport-Express . - 03/21/2000.
- Igor Fein. ... As a genius of sheer heights Life and death of Vladimir Yashchenko // Novaya Gazeta . - 08.25.2003. - № 62 . - p . 37 .
- Igor Ivanchenko. Jump to the bottom // Liberty Island . - 11.29.2007. - № 109 . Archived December 11, 2007.
- Lisovoy Yu. Riddle Yashchenko // Mig on the weekend . - 12/14/2007. - № 47 . - p . 4 .
- Dmitry Shilin. Rise and Fall . Industrial Zaporozhye (1.11.2009). Archived March 24, 2012.
- Dmitry Shilin. Takeoffs of Vladimir Yashchenko // Industrial Zaporozhye. - 8.06.2010. (inaccessible link)
- iaaf.org - Athletes - Yashchenko Vladimir Biography
- iaaf.org - Volodomir Yashchenko the last King of the Straddle
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130728130353/http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=46490&Odd=1 tilastopaja.org
- EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
- Downes, Steven (1999-12-08) Obituary: Vladimir Yashchenko . The independent
- New york times
- HISTOIRE DU SAUT EN HAUTEUR
- Clark, Marsh (1977-07-25) Just An Old-fashioned Lad . Sports illustrated