Rudolf Povarnitsyn
Olympic athlete
1962 –
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Who is Rudolf Povarnitsyn?
Rudolf Povarnitsyn is a retired athlete, who represented USSR and later Ukraine. Competing in the high jump, his greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.40 metres, set in Donetsk, was also the world record from August 11 to September 4, 1985, when Igor Paklin beat it by one centimetre. Rudolf's record is unique in that his personal best preceding his record setting competition was 2.26 m.
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- Born
- Jun 13, 1962
Votkinsk - Also known as
- Rudolf Povarnitsin
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
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on July 23, 2013
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