Radion Gataullin

Radion Gataullin

Personal information
Born	23 November 1965
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for  Soviet Union Olympic Games Silver 1988 Seoul Pole vault World Championships Bronze 1987 Rome Pole vault World Indoor Championships Competitor for  Soviet Union Gold 1989 Budapest Pole vault Competitor for  Russia Gold 1993 Toronto Pole vault European Championships Competitor for  Soviet Union Gold 1990 Split Pole vault Competitor for  Russia Gold 1994 Helsinki Pole vault

Radion Gataullin (Russian: Радио́н Гатау́ллин) (born in a Tatar family on 23 November 1965 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a retired pole vaulter who trained at Burevestnik in Tashkent and represented the USSR and later Russia. His personal best jump was 6.02 (indoors) and 6.00 metres (outdoors), and he became the second pole vaulter to break the 6 metre barrier after Sergey Bubka. He was the first vaulter to clear 6.00m indoors.

Biography

He later became the national pole vault coach of Russia [1]. His younger brother Ruslan Gataullin has represented Russia in the long jump.

Achievements

External links

• IAAF profile for Radion Gataullin

Sporting positions
Preceded by Sergey Bubka	Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance 1989–1990	Succeeded by Sergey Bubka

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