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.
In 1996, Paklin was imprisoned for beating a business partner to death.[2]
igor, paklin, igor, vasilyevich, paklin, russian, Игорь, Васильевич, Паклин, born, june, 1963, frunze, kirghiz, retired, kyrgyz, athlete, represented, ussr, later, kyrgyzstan, trained, armed, forces, sports, society, frunze, competing, high, jump, 1987, world,. Igor Vasilyevich Paklin Russian Igor Vasilevich Paklin born 15 June 1963 in Frunze Kirghiz SSR is a retired 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 Sjoberg 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 In 1996 Paklin was imprisoned for beating a business partner to death 2 International competitions EditYear Competition Venue Position NotesRepresenting Soviet Union1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht Netherlands 4th 2 19 m1983 Universiade Edmonton Canada 1st 2 31 mWorld Championships Helsinki Finland 4th 2 29 m1984 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg Sweden 8th 2 20 m1985 Universiade Kobe Japan 1st 2 41 m1986 European Championships Stuttgart West Germany 1st 2 34 m1987 World Indoor Championships Indianapolis United States 1st 2 38 mUniversiade Zagreb Yugoslavia 9th 2 24 mWorld Championships Rome Italy 2nd 2 38 m1988 Olympic Games Seoul South Korea 7th 2 31 m1989 Universiade Duisburg West Germany 6th 2 20 m1991 World Championships Tokyo Japan 10th 2 24 mRepresenting Unified Team1992 Olympic Games Barcelona Spain 22nd q 2 20 mRepresenting Kyrgyzstan1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto Canada DNS World Championships Stuttgart Germany 30th q 2 15 m1994 Asian Games Hiroshima Japan 6th 2 15 m1999 Central Asian Games Bishkek Kyrgyzstan 2nd 2 19 m q Indicates overall position in qualifying roundReferences Edit Athletics World Record progression International Olympic Committee Retrieved March 27 2018 Wallechinsky David Loucky Jaime 2012 The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition London Aurum Press p 216 ISBN 978 1 84513 695 6 External links EditIgor Paklin at World Athletics Igor Paklin at the International Olympic Committee 1988 Summer Olympics competing for Soviet Union Igor Paklin at the International Olympic Committee 1992 Summer Olympics competing for Unified Team Igor Paklin at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived RecordsPreceded by Rudolf Povarnitsyn Men s High Jump World Record Holder1985 09 04 1987 06 30 Succeeded by Patrik SjobergSporting positionsPreceded by Zhu Jianhua Men s High Jump Best Year Performance1985 1986 Succeeded by Patrik Sjoberg This Kyrgyzstani biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to Soviet athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Igor Paklin amp oldid 1156633663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
