Igor Paklin
Igor Vasilyevich Paklin (Russian: Игорь Васильевич Паклин; born 15 June 1963 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR) is a retired Kyrgyz athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.
Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.41 metres (7.9 feet) was also the world record from 4 September 1985 to 30 June 1987, when Patrik Sjöberg beat it by one centimetre.[1] His leap of 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) places him as the fifth-highest jumper in history. Like all modern high jumpers, Paklin used the Fosbury Flop style, and he was the first to do so jumping off his right leg.
In 1996, Paklin was imprisoned for beating a business partner to death.[2]
International competitions
References
- ^ "Athletics - World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition. London: Aurum Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-84513-695-6.
External links
- Igor Paklin at World Athletics
- Igor Paklin at Olympics.com (1998 Summer Olympics, competing for Soviet Union)
- Igor Paklin at Olympics.com (2002 Summer Olympics, competing for Unified Team)
- Igor Paklin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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World Indoor Champions in men's high jump | |
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World University Games champions in men's high jump | |
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