Grigoriy Aleksandrovich Yegorov (Russian: Григорий Александрович Егоров, born January 12, 1967, in Shymkent) is a pole vault athlete from the former USSR. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he became citizen of Kazakhstan. In 1996 he moved to the Alicante province in Spain. He got the Spanish nationality in 2012. He is currently representing Spain in World Master Championships.
Biography
editYegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata. He won the 1988 Olympic bronze medal (competing for the USSR), two World Indoor silver medals, and finished second at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres. His last international medal came at the 2003 Asian Championships, jumping 5.40 metres.
Competition record
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Soviet Union | ||||
| 1985 | European Junior Championships | Cottbus, East Germany | 2nd | 5.40 m |
| 1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 5.20 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 3rd | 5.80 m |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | 5.75 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 5.80 m | |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 5.75 m |
| Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 2nd | 5.87 m | |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 2nd | 5.75 m | |
Representing  Kazakhstan | ||||
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | 5.80 m |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 5.90 (AR) | |
| Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 5.70 m | |
| 1994 | Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | 2nd | 5.50 m |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | NM |
| 2002 | Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd | 5.20 m |
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 1st | 5.40 m | |
| 2003 | Asian Championships | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 5.40 m |
| Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 1st | 5.25 m | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | – | NM |
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