Sergey Bubka

Sergey Bubka

Sergey Bubka in 2013
Personal information
Native name	Сергі́й Наза́рович Бу́бка
Full name	Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1963-12-04) 4 December 1963 (age 53) Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Education	PhD in Pedagogy, Physical culture
Alma mater	Ukrainian Academy of Science, Kiev State Institute
Years active	1981–2001
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Website	www.sergeybubka.com
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1981–1991)  Ukraine (1991–2001)
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Pole vault
Turned pro	1981
Coached by	Vitaly Petrov
Retired	2001
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Pole vault World Championships Representing the  Soviet Union 1983 Helsinki Pole vault 1987 Rome Pole vault 1991 Tokyo Pole vault Representing  Ukraine 1993 Stuttgart Pole vault 1995 Gothenburg Pole vault 1997 Athens Pole vault World Indoor Championships Representing the  Soviet Union 1985 Paris Pole vault 1987 Indianapolis Pole vault 1991 Sevilla Pole vault Representing  Ukraine 1995 Barcelona Pole vault European Championships Representing the  Soviet Union 1986 Stuttgart Pole vault European Indoor Championships Representing the  Soviet Union 1985 Athens Pole vault Goodwill Games Representing the  Soviet Union 1986 Moscow Pole vault
Updated on 8 September 2012.

Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Наза́рович Бу́бка; Russian: Серге́й Наза́рович Бу́бка, Sergey Nazarovich 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, and in 2012 was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall of Fame.

Bubka won six consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympic gold medal and broke the world record for men's pole vault 35 times. Sergey has also beaten his own record 14 times. (17 outdoor and 18 indoor records). He was the first pole vaulter to clear 6.0 metres and 6.10 metres.

He held the indoor world record of 6.15 meters, set on 21 February 1993 in Donetsk, Ukraine for almost 21 years until France's Renaud Lavillenie cleared 6.16 metres on 15 February 2014 at the same meet in the same arena. He is the current outdoor world record holder at 6.14 meters, a record he has held since 31 July 1994, though since adopting rule 260.18a in 2000 the IAAF regards Lavillenie's record as the official "world record."

Bubka is Senior Vice President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), serving since 2007, and President of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, serving since 2005. He is also an Honorary Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), having been involved since 1996.