Nikita Filippov (born 7 October 1991 in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

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. He competed in the pole vault event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. He has an outdoor personal best of 5.65 metres (2015) and an indoor personal best of 5.50 metres (2011).

Competition record

References

1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Almaty Kazakhstani male pole vaulters Olympic male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Kazakhstan Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan Universiade bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Kazakhstan Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Kazakhstani people 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-athletics-bio-stub