Viktor Valentinovich Chistiakov (russian: Виктор Валeнтинoвич Чистяков; born February 9, 1975, in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

) is a Russian

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er. He competed for a period for

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. Born the same year as

Dmitri Markov Dmitri Markov ( be, Дзьмітры Маркаў; born 14 March 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian-Australian pole vaulter. He is a former World Champions in athletics (men), world champion and current Oceanian record ho ...

, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed second. The roles were reversed at the

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. Chistiakov moved to Australia with his then-wife

Tatiana Grigorieva Tatiana Vladimirovna Grigorieva (; born 8 October 1975 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a retired Australian pole vaulter. She retired from the sport in 2007 after a 10-year career that saw her win Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship meda ...

and became an Australian citizen. His personal best is 5.90 metres, and his best Olympic performance was in

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when he finished fifth. He is the son of Olympic medalist

Natalya Pechonkina Natalya Pechonkina (maiden name Burda, later Chistyakova,russian: Наталья Печёнкина (Бурда, Чистякова); born July 15, 1946) is a Soviet Union, Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Under maiden na ...

. In mid-2006 he declared he was transferring back to Russia. The move was finalized on 12 February 2007.IAAF newsletter #85

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