Dmitri Markov
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Dmitri Markov (born March 14, 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Australian pole vaulter. He is a former world champion and current Oceanian record holder.[1]
He originally competed for his birth country Belarus, but fell out with the Belarusian athletics association and refused to compete for the country at the 1998 European Championships. He moved to Australia and was granted citizenship in 1999. He soon set a new Oceanian record in pole vault with 5.95 metres, having already jumped 6.00 in 1998 while representing Belarus. He later improved the record to 6.05 metres as he won the 2001 World Championships.
His best Olympic performance was in 2000 when he finished fifth. His last major competition was the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he won the silver medal with a 5.60 m vault.
He was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 2001.
Dmitiri Markov announced his retirement in early 2007 due to chronic foot injuries. His last competition was the World Athletics Tour in Melbourne on March 2, 2007.[2]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd |
| 1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st |
| Summer Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 6th | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 2nd |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 5th |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Dmitri Markov
- ^ IAAF.org Statistics - Area Outdoor Records - Men - Oceania
- ^ Hurst, Mike. "Dmitri Markov to retire after Melbourne start to World Athletics Tour", IAAF, 28 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
| World champions in men's pole vault |
| Outdoor 1983: Sergei Bubka | 1987: Sergei Bubka | 1991: Sergei Bubka | 1993: Sergei Bubka | 1995: Sergei Bubka | 1997: Sergei Bubka | 1999: Maksim Tarasov | 2001: Dmitri Markov | 2003: Giuseppe Gibilisco | 2005: Rens Blom |
| Indoor 1985: Sergei Bubka | 1987: Sergei Bubka | 1989: Rodion Gataullin | 1991: Sergei Bubka | 1993: Rodion Gataullin | 1995: Sergei Bubka | 1997: Igor Potapovich | 1999: Jean Galfione | 2001: Lawrence Johnson | 2003: Tim Lobinger | 2004: Igor Pavlov | 2006: Brad Walker |
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