Sergey Bubka is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter widely regarded as the greatest in the event's history, having broken the world record 35 times over the course of his career, including both outdoor and indoor marks. He won Olympic gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and six consecutive World Championship titles in the pole vault between 1983 and 1997. His outdoor world record of 6.14 meters, set in 1994, stood for more than two decades before being broken.
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Career HighlightSix-time consecutive World Champion in pole vault and broke the world record 35 times (17 outdoors, 18 indoors). 1 Classification
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Bubka broke the world record in men's pole vault a record 35 times (17 outdoors, 18 indoors).
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Bubka broke the world record in men's pole vault a record 35 times (17 outdoors, 18 indoors).
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Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka (Ukrainian: Сергій Назарович Бубка; Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter.
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He is the 1988 Olympic Champion, a record six-time consecutive World Champion, a record four-time World Indoor Champion, the 1985 European Indoor Champion, the 1986 European Champion and a seven-time IAAF Grand Prix Final Champion.
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