Pyotr Bochkaryov (russian: Петр Бочкарев; born November 3, 1967) is a retired

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the My ...

er. He won the

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twice, setting an indoor personal best in 1994 with 5.90 metres. This remained the championship record until

Renaud Lavillenie Renaud Lavillenie ( or ; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter. Lavillenie won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London and the silver medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. In addition to his Olympic success, he has won three Wo ...

cleared 6.03 m in 2011. He placed 5th at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a jump of 5.86 m, his best outdoor result apart from a 5.90 m jump in a city square competition at Karlskrona.

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* 1967 births Living people Russian male pole vaulters Soviet male pole vaulters Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub