Radion Aksanovich Gataullin (; born on 23 November 1965) is a retired

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er who represented the

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and later Russia. He is the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 Olympic silver medallist, the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 1987 World bronze medallist, a two-time European Athletics Championships, European champion (1990/94) and a two-time IAAF World Indoor Championships, World Indoor champion (1989/93). He is also a former Men's pole vault indoor world record progression, world indoor record holder with clearances of 6.00m and 6.02m in 1989.

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Born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR,

), Gautaullin trained at Burevestnik (society), Burevestnik in Tashkent and represented the USSR and later Russia. He is of Tatars, Tatar origin. Gataullin was the second vaulter to break the 6.00 metre barrier after Sergey Bubka, and was the first vaulter to clear 6.00 metres indoors, first achieving it on 22 January 1989 in Leningrad, before improving his personal best jumps to 6.02 metres (indoors) on 4 February 1989 in Gomel and 6.00 metres (outdoors) on 16 September 1989 in Tokyo. He would also achieve 6.00 metre clearances twice more indoors (both February 1993) and twice more outdoors in June 1993 and August 1994. He later became the national pole vault coach of Russia. His younger brother Ruslan Gataullin has represented Russia in the long jump. He is married to Tatyana Reshetnikova, an Olympic hurdler for Russia.Tatyana Reshetnikova
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-03. Their daughter Aksana Gataullina is the current U20 European champion in pole vault.

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* 1965 births Living people Uzbekistani male pole vaulters Soviet male pole vaulters Russian male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Russian athletics coaches Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople Athletes from Tashkent Uzbekistani people of Tatar descent World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union Soviet Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships winners Tatar sportspeople Russian people of Uzbekistani descent Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-polevault-athletics-bio-stub

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