Vitaly Afanasevich Petrov (, ; born 6 October 1945 in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian

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coach, mainly specialising in

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. He was the coach of legendary pole vaulters, like

Sergey Bubka Sergey Nazarovych Bubka (; ''Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka''; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991. Bubka was twice named Athlete of the Year by '' Track & Field News ...

Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva ( rus, Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, p=jɪˈlʲɛnə gɐˈdʐɨjɪvnə ɪsʲɪnˈbajɪvə; born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist (2004 and 200 ...

and Giuseppe Gibilisco. All three were

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, with the first two also winning Olympic gold medals and setting

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Biography

Vitaly Petrov was the first coach of the Ukrainian

, which he took in technique foster care in 1974, when Bubka was just eleven years old. The relationship was broken on June 16, 1990 after 16 years of collaboration. He has also coached the Italian Giuseppe Gibilisco (2003-2007 and 2011) and the Russian

(2005-2010). He was main

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of the ''Pole vault Centre'' in

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. In 2007 he received the award from

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the ''IAAF Coaches Award'' for his achievements with Isinbayeva. In 2010 he started to coached in

the Brazilian pole vaulter

Fabiana Murer Fabiana de Almeida Murer (born 16 March 1981) is a retired Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.87 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter eve ...

, she became the fourth pole vaulter brought to

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to Petrov.

Technique

Petrov's innovation in the pole vault was the swing of the vaulter's legs later into the vault, thus retaining more of the energy and depending less on the recoil effect of the bent pole.

Achievements

References

External links

Coach profile
at

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web site
Vitaly Petrov's Vault Model
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrov, Vitaly Ukrainian athletics coaches 1938 births Living people Sportspeople from Donetsk