Igor Trandenkov
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Igor Leonidovich Trandenkov is a retired Russian pole vaulter best known for winning two Olympic silver medals. His personal best jump of 6.01 m makes him a part of the so-called 6 metres club.
Igor Trandenkov in October 2019
Pole vault
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Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pol
Igor Trandenkov
…Igor Leonidovich Trandenkov (Russian: Игорь Леоңидович Транденков, born August 17, 1966, in Leningrad) is a retired Russian pole vaulter best known for winning two Olympic silver medals. His personal best jump of 6.01 m makes him a part of the so-called 6 metres club. He is married to…
An athlete in the middle of the vaulting phase
Pole vault in the 1890s at US Naval Academy
Pole vaulter Allison Stokke prepares for her jump.
An athlete passes the bar with the aid of a pole.