Igor Paklin

Igor Vasilyevich Paklin (Russian: Игорь Васильевич Паклин; born 15 June 1963 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR) is a retired Soviet Kyrgyz athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.

Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.41 metres (7.9 feet) was also the world record from 4 September 1985 to 30 June 1987, when Patrik Sjöberg beat it by one centimetre.^[1] His leap of 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) places him as the fifth-highest jumper in history. Like all modern high jumpers, Paklin used the Fosbury Flop style, and he was the first to do so jumping off his right leg.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1981	European Junior Championships	Utrecht, Netherlands	4th	2.19 m
1983	Universiade	Edmonton, Canada	1st	2.31 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	2.29 m
1984	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	2.20 m
1985	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	1st	2.41 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	1st	2.34 m
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	1st	2.38 m
	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	9th	2.24 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	2.38 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	2.31 m
1989	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	6th	2.20 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th	2.24 m
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	22nd (q)	2.20 m
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	DNS	–
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	30th (q)	2.15 m
1994	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	6th	2.15 m
1999	Central Asian Games	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	2nd	2.19 m
(q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round

References

1. "Athletics - World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

External links

• Igor Paklin at World Athletics
• Igor Paklin at Olympics.com (1988 Summer Olympics, competing for Soviet Union)
• Igor Paklin at Olympics.com (1992 Summer Olympics, competing for Unified Team)
• Igor Paklin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Records
Preceded by Rudolf Povarnitsyn	Men's High Jump World Record Holder 1985-09-04 – 1987-06-30	Succeeded by Patrik Sjöberg
Sporting positions
Preceded by Zhu Jianhua	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1985 – 1986	Succeeded by Patrik Sjöberg