Vasiliy Bubka ( ua, Василь Бубка, Vasyl' Bubka; born 26 November 1960 in

Voroshilovgrad Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). A ...

) is a retired

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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and later

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. His personal best was 5.86 metres, achieved in July 1988 in

Chelyabinsk Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...

. Bubka is the older brother of pole vaulting world record holder

Sergey Bubka Sergey Nazarovych Bubka ( uk, Сергій Назарович Бубка; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991. Bubka was twice named Athlete of the Year by ''Tr ...

and father of pole vaulter Oleksandr Bubka, born 1986.

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* 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Luhansk Ukrainian male pole vaulters Soviet male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine European Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine Soviet Athletics Championships winners Ukrainian Athletics Championships winners {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub