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Sergey Nazarovych Bubka (Ukrainian: Сергій Назарович Бубка; Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka; born 4 December 1963) is a former Ukrainian pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991.
Sergey Bubka (born December 14, 1963, Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. [now Luhansk, Ukraine]) is a Ukrainian athlete, the first pole-vaulter to clear 6.1 metres (20 feet). Bubka began pole-vaulting at age 9.
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The Ukrainian pole vaulter Sergey Bubka was virtually unknown before he won the 1983 World Championship at just 19. But in the years that followed, he became the most famous name in the sport,...
Jul 13, 2020 · On 13 July 1985, Sergey Bubka became the first pole vaulter to clear six metres, breaking his own world record in Paris. He recalled the historic moment, his technique and his lucky number 13 in this feature article.
Representing the USSR in Seoul, Sergey Bubka broke the Olympic record with a 5.90m mark which also gave him the Olympic gold medal. His fellow Soviets Rodion Gataullin and Grigoriy Yegorov join...
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Nov 19, 2009 · Men's pole vault competition from the 1993 Athletics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. 3 men clear 5.90m with Sergey Bubka winning the competition with a 6.00m clearance on his first...
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Dec 20, 2023 · Sergei Bubka, the former athletic hero and native of Ukraine’s east, is now seen by many Ukrainians as a Russian collaborator | Michael Steel via Allsport/Getty Images. December 20, 2023 4:00 am CET. By Daria Meshcheriakova. Sergei Bubka was Ukraine’s most iconic sportsman. Now his name is mud.
