Volodymyr Inozemtsev ( ua, Володимир Іноземцев; 25 May 1964 – 4 February 2020) was a

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er from

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Career

He set the current Ukrainian record in the event (17.90 m) on 20 June 1990 at a meet in

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. He finished fourth at the 1989 World Indoor Championships (17.17 m), second at the

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(17.31 m), and third at the Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games – Results#1990 Goodwill Games (17.06 m). He also competed at the 1993 World Championships (16.84 m) without reaching the final. He became Soviet champion in 1989 and 1990, Soviet indoor champion in 1989 and Ukrainian champion in 1993.

References

Alltime-Athletics
1964 births 2020 deaths Ukrainian male triple jumpers Soviet male triple jumpers Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub