Vladimir Trofimenko (russian: Владимир Трофименко; 22 March 1953 in

Syzran Syzran ( rus, Сызрань, p=ˈsɨzrənʲ) is the third largest city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of Saratov Reservoir of the Volga River. Population: History Founded in 1683 as a fortress, Syzran grew into an important ...

— 1994) was a

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 who represented the

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. He won the

1978 European Championships in Athletics Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – ...

as well as two medals at the

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. In 1978 he vaulted 5.61 m and break the Soviet national outdoor pole vault record. He was married Yolanda Chen.

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1953 births Soviet male pole vaulters Russian male pole vaulters European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Syzran 1994 deaths Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Samara Oblast {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub