Vyacheslav Voronin
Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Voronin (Russian: Вячеспав Никопаевич Воронин; born 5 April 1974 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump.
Biography
Voronin was a World Champion (1999) and European Indoor Champion (2000). His personal best is 2.40 metres, set in London in August 2000. He competed in Athens 2004 and Helsinki 2005, but did not win medals in either.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Russia | ||||
1993 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 2nd | 2.18 m |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | 2.31 m |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 2nd | 2.36 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | 2.37 m | |
2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 1st | 2.34 m |
Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 2.29 m | |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | 2.25 m |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 2.33 m | |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 2nd | 2.31 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 9th | 2.29 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 2.29 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 14th (q) | 2.25 m |
References
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Javier Sotomayor |
Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1999 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Jacques Freitag |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vladikavkaz
- Russian male high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
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