Igor Potapovich (Игорь Потапович; born September 6, 1967, in Almaty) is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Potapovich won his first World Junior Championship in 1986. He won the World Cup in 1992. He also finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships and became the indoor World Champion two years later in 1997.
 Igor Potapovich in Atlanta 1996 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Kazakhstan
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| World Indoor Championships | ||
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1997 Paris | Pole vault |
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1995 Barcelona | Pole vault |
| Asian Championships | ||
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1998 Fukuoka | Pole vault |
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1993 Manila | Pole vault |
Potapovich also won the Asian Games in 1994 and the 1998. Potapovich finished 4th at the 1996 Olympic Games and did not make the finals of the 2000 Olympic Games.[1] His personal best was 5.92 metres.
International competitions
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1Representing Asia
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Igor Potapovich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
External links
edit- Igor Potapovich at World Athletics
- Igor Potapovich at Olympedia
- Igor Potapovich at Olympics.com
- Igor Potapovich at Olympic.kz (in Russian)
