Oleksandr Korchmid ( uk, Олександр Корчмід; born 22 January 1982) is a

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pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er. As a junior, he won silver medals at the 1999 World Youth Championships and the 2000 World Junior Championships. He was also a gold medalist at the

2003 Summer Universiade The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea. Emblem * The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade. * It sym ...

and a bronze medalist at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He also competed in the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, but came last in the pole vault final. He finished sixth in the pole vault final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and fourth at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He then competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 5.81 metres, achieved in August 2005 in

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. In 2009 he was found guilty of

ephedrine Ephedrine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is often used to prevent low blood pressure during anesthesia. It has also been used for asthma, narcolepsy, and obesity but is not the preferred treatment. It is of unclear benefit in ...

doping. The sample was delivered on 15 February 2009 in an in-competition test in

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. He did not receive a suspension, rather a public warning.

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1982 births Living people Ukrainian male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine Doping cases in athletics Ukrainian sportspeople in doping cases Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Ukraine Universiade bronze medalists for Ukraine {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub