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Dmitri Markov Personal information Born 14 March 1975 Medal recordMen's athletics World Championships Gold 2001 Edmonton Pole vault Silver 1999 Seville Pole vault Dmitri Markov (born 14 March 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian and Australian pole vaulter. He is a former world champion and current Oceanian record holder.[1]
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Biography
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 2 March 2007.[2]
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing 
Belarus1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 2nd 1996 European Indoor Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1st Summer Olympics Atlanta, United States 6th Representing 
Australia1999 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 Personal best
- Pole Vault: 6.05 (2001)
See also
- List of nationality transfers in athletics
- List of pole vaulters who reached 6 metres
References
- IAAF profile for Dmitri Markov
- ^ IAAF.org Statistics - Area Outdoor Records - Men - Oceania
- ^ Hurst, Mike (2007-02-28). "Dmitri Markov to retire after Melbourne start to World Athletics Tour". IAAF. http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=131072/newsId=37764.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
Sporting positions Preceded by
Jeff HartwigMen's Pole Vault Best Year Performance
2001Succeeded by
Jeff Hartwig
Tim LobingerWorld Champions in Men's Pole Vault 1983: Sergey Bubka (URS) • 1987: Sergey Bubka (URS) • 1991: Sergey Bubka (URS) • 1993: Sergey Bubka (UKR) • 1995: Sergey Bubka (UKR) • 1997: Sergey Bubka (UKR) • 1999: Maksim Tarasov (RUS) • 2001: Dmitri Markov (BLR) • 2003: Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) • 2005: Rens Blom (NED) • 2007: Brad Walker (USA) • 2009: Steven Hooker (AUS) • 2011: Paweł Wojciechowski (POL)
Australian national champions in men's pole vault 1930: Gordon Harper • 1932 – 1936: Fred Woodhouse • 1937: Les Fletcher • 1947 – 1948: Ted Winter • 1949 – 1950: Peter Denton • 1951: Bruce Peever • 1952 – 1953: Peter Denton • 1954 – 1956: Bruce Peever • 1957: Max Gee • 1958: Bruce Peever • 1959: John Pfitzner • 1960: Ross Filshie • 1961: John Pfitzner • 1962: Ross Filshie • 1963: Trevor Bickle • 1964 – 1965: Ross Filshie • 1966 – 1967: Trevor Bickle • 1968: Mike Sullivan • 1969: Ed Johnson • 1970: Ray Boyd • 1971: Ed Johnson • 1972 – 1976: Ray Boyd • 1977: Rob Huddle • 1978 – 1983: Ray Boyd • 1984: Rob Chisholm • 1985: Neil Honey • 1986: Larry Jessee (USA) • 1987 – 1988: Neil Honey • 1989: Simon Arkell • 1990: Tim Foster • 1991 – 1992: Simon Arkell • 1993: James Miller • 1994: Scott Huffman (USA) and James Miller • 1995 – 1997: James Miller • 1998: Dmitri Markov (BLR) • 1999: Viktor Chistiakov (RUS) • 2000: Paul Burgess • 2001: Dmitri Markov • 2002: Paul Burgess • 2003 – 2004: Dmitri Markov • 2005 – 2006: Paul Burgess 2007: Brad Walker (USA) • 2008: Steven Hooker • 2009: Blake Lucas
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Vitebsk
- Australian pole vaulters
- Belarusian pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Belarus
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners
- Australian people of Belarusian descent
- Australian athletics biography stubs
- Belarusian athletics biography stubs
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