Pavel Aleksandrovich Gerasimov (russian: Павел Александрович Герасимов, b. May 29, 1979,
Aleksin
Aleksin (russian: Але́ксин) is a town and the administrative center of Aleksinsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
It was founded at the end of th ...
,
Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast (russian: Ту́льская о́бласть, ''Tulskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an Oblasts of Russia, oblast) of Russia. It is geographically in the European Russia region of the country and is p ...
) is a Russian
athlete
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance.
Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
competing in the
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 ...
.
The 1998 world junior champion, Gerasimov won his first senior medal, a bronze medal, at the
2005 World Championships. His personal best of 5.90 was achieved in August 2000.
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Living people
1979 births
Sportspeople from Tula, Russia
Russian male pole vaulters
Olympic male pole vaulters
Olympic athletes of Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia
World Athletics Championships medalists
World Athletics U20 Championships winners
Russian Athletics Championships winners
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