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Sergey Bubka

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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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Birth Year
1963 1
Career Highlight
Six-time consecutive World Champion in pole vault and broke the world record 35 times (17 outdoors, 18 indoors). 1
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Individual 1
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Athletics, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Sergey Bubka
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  • Lead section, Sergey Bubka
    Bubka broke the world record in men's pole vault a record 35 times (17 outdoors, 18 indoors).
  • Lead section, Sergey Bubka (achievement)
    Bubka broke the world record in men's pole vault a record 35 times (17 outdoors, 18 indoors).
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka (Ukrainian: СергÑ-й Назарович Бубка; Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter.
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