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Sergey Bubka

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Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka (Ukrainian: Сергій Назарович Бубка; Serhiy Nazarovych Bubka; born 4 December 1963) is a Ukrainian former pole vaulter. He is the 1988 Olympic Champion, a record six-time consecutive World Champion, a record four-time World Indoor Champion, the 1985 European Indoor Champion, the 1986 European Champion and a seven-time IAAF Grand Prix Final Champion. Bubka broke the world record in men's pole vault a record 35 times (17 outdoors, 18 indoors), and was the first pole vaulter to clear 6.0 meters and 6.10 meters, holding the indoor record of 6.15 meters from 1993 to 2014 and outdoor record of 6.14 meters from 1994 to 2020. Bubka represented the Soviet Union from 1981 until its dissolution in 1991 and Ukraine thereafter until his retirement in 2001. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2024). Sergey Bubka is the 2,257th most popular politician (down from 1,745th in 2024), the 78th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 71st in 2019) and the 30th most popular Ukrainian Politician.

Sergey Bubka is most famous for being the first pole vaulter to clear 6.00 meters. He is also known for being the first pole vaulter to clear 6.10 meters, 6.20 meters, and 6.30 meters.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sergey Bubka ranks 2,257 out of 19,576. Before him are Felix Yusupov, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Félix Faure, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Gustav Heinemann. After him are Ephialtes of Trachis, Géza II of Hungary, Michel Barnier, Óscar Arias, Danjong of Joseon, and Dorgon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Sergey Bubka ranks 15. Before him are George Michael, Mohammed VI of Morocco, Garry Kasparov, Letsie III of Lesotho, Eros Ramazzotti, and Ronald Koeman. After him are Till Lindemann, Peter Schmeichel, Vanessa Williams, Rick Rubin, Dunga, and Thomas Anders.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Sergey Bubka ranks 78 out of 1,365. Before him are Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932), Rodion Malinovsky (1898), Sonia Delaunay (1885), Nikolai Podgorny (1903), Mila Kunis (1983), and Baal Shem Tov (1700). After him are Edward Rydz-Śmigły (1886), Larisa Latynina (1934), Andrey Vyshinsky (1883), Anton Makarenko (1888), Nestor the Chronicler (1056), and Irène Némirovsky (1903).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ukraine

Among politicians born in Ukraine, Sergey Bubka ranks 30. Before him are Levi Eshkol (1895), Lazar Kaganovich (1893), Yuri Dolgorukiy (1095), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860), Rodion Malinovsky (1898), and Nikolai Podgorny (1903). After him are Edward Rydz-Śmigły (1886), Andrey Vyshinsky (1883), Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (1884), Karl Radek (1885), Daniel of Galicia (1201), and Vladimir Ivashko (1932).

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