Radion Gataullin

He is the 1988 Olympic silver medallist, the 1987 World bronze medallist, a two-time European champion (1990/94) and a two-time World Indoor champion (1989/93). He is also a former world indoor record holder with clearances of 6.00m and 6.02m in 1989.

Radion Gataullin

Personal information
Native name	Радион Аксанович Гатауллин
Full name	Radion Aksanovich Gataullin
Nationality	Russian
Born	23 November 1965 (1965-11-23) (age 58) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union  Russia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	6.00 m (outdoors 1989) 6.02 m (indoors 1989)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Pole vault World Championships 1987 Rome Pole vault World Indoor Championships 1989 Budapest Pole vault European Championships 1990 Split Pole vault Representing  Russia World Indoor Championships 1993 Toronto Pole vault European Championships 1994 Helsinki Pole vault

Born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union), Gautaullin trained at Burevestnik in Tashkent and represented the USSR and later Russia. He is of Tatar origin.

Gataullin was the second vaulter to break the 6.00 metre barrier after Sergey Bubka, and was the first vaulter to clear 6.00 metres indoors, first achieving it on 22 January 1989 in Leningrad, before improving his personal best jumps to 6.02 metres (indoors) on 4 February 1989 in Gomel and 6.00 metres (outdoors) on 16 September 1989 in Tokyo. He would also achieve 6.00 metre clearances twice more indoors (both February 1993) and twice more outdoors in June 1993 and August 1994.

He later became the national pole vault coach of Russia. His younger brother Ruslan Gataullin has represented Russia in the long jump. He is married to Tatyana Reshetnikova, an Olympic hurdler for Russia. Their daughter Aksana Gataullina is the current U20 European champion in pole vault.

• 6 metres club