Igor Bychkov (pole vaulter)

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Igor Bychkov
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Personal information
NationalityFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Born (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 38)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Pole vault
ClubPlayas de Castellon

Igor Bychkov (born 7 March 1987 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-born pole vaulter who represents Spain. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, finishing 12th in the final. He was also the first Spanish athlete in the history to compete in a World Championships Final in the pole vault (Daegu 2011) and also the first Spanish athlete to win an IAAF Challenge in the pole vault after winning in Beijing 2013.

He has won three outdoor national championships (2011, 2012 and 2013), and two indoor national championships (2008 and 2011). He has represented Spain in nine major international competitions.

His personal best jumps are 5.65 metres outdoors (Alcobendas 2013) and 5.60 meters indoors (Madrid 2014).

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
2010 Ibero-American Championships San Fernando, Spain 4th 5.30 m
European Championships Barcelona, Spain NM
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea12th (q) 5.50 m [1]
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland10th (q) 5.50 m [2]
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom12th 5.50 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia NM
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland16th (q) 5.30 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom NM

References

  1. No mark in the final
  2. No mark in the final