Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Voronin (; born 5 April 1974 in

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) is a Russian

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athlete who specialised in the

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. Voronin was a World Champion (

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) and European Indoor Champion (

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). His personal best is 2.40 metres, set in

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in August 2000. He competed in Athens 2004 and Helsinki 2005, but did not win

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in either.

International competitions

References

* 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Vladikavkaz Russian male high jumpers Olympic male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Championships winners European Athletics Indoor Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-highjump-athletics-bio-stub