Athletics Career Highlights
Sergei Bubka, USSR/Ukraine Born : 1963 in Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine. The greatest ever pole vaulter. This legendary athlete had such supremacy that he seemed only to be competing against himself.World record holder since 1984 he raised the record 1 centimetre at a time to maximise his earnings once the era of professionalism began. World Champion 6 times.

 

Titles

Outdoor

1983:
World: Pole Vault
1984:
1985:
1986:
European: Pole Vault
1987:
World: Pole Vault
1988 :
Olympic: Pole Vault
1989:
1990:
1991:
World: Pole Vault
1992:
1993:
World: Pole Vault
1994:
1995:
World: Pole Vault
1996:
 1997:
World: Pole Vault

Indoor

1985:
European: Pole Vault
World: Pole Vault
1986:
 1987:
World: Pole Vault
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
World: Pole Vault
1992:
1993:
1994:
1995:
World: Pole Vault

World Records

Outdoor

1984:
Pole Vault: 5.85 metres
1985:
1986:
1987:
Pole Vault: 6.03 metres
1988:
1989:
Pole Vault: 6.06 metres
1990:
1991:
Pole Vault: 6.08 metres
1992:
Pole Vault: 6.12 metres; 6.13 metres
1993:
1994:
Pole Vault: 6.14 metres

Indoor

1984:
Pole Vault: 5.81 metres ; 5.82 metres; 5.83 metres
1985:
1986:
Pole Vault: 5.87 metres ; 5.92 metres; 5.94 metres; 5.95 metres
1987:
Pole Vault: 5.96 metres ; 5.97 metres
1988:
1989:
Pole Vault: 6.03 metres
1990:
Pole Vault: 6.05 metres
1991:
Pole Vault: 6.08 metres ; 6.10 metres; 6.11 metres; 6.12 metres
1992:
Pole Vault: 6.13 metres
1993:
Pole Vault: 6.14 metres : 6.15 metres