Oleg Zernikel
German pole vaulter
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Born | (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29) Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||
Club | ASV Landau | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jochen Wetter Andrei Tivontchik | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oleg Zernikel (born 16 April 1995) is a German athlete specialising in the pole vault.[1] He represented his country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth. Earlier he won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 5.80 metres outdoors (Braunschweig 2021) and 5.81 metres indoors (Berlin 2022).
At the age of eleven, Zernikel came with his family from Kazakhstan to Landau in the Palatinate.[2] His father was a long and high jumper.[3]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2011 | World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 4th | 4.80 m |
2013 | European Junior Championships | Rieti, Italy | 6th | 5.15 m |
2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 3rd | 5.50 m |
2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 5.40 m |
2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | 5.70 m |
Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 5.70 m | |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 9th | 5.75 m |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 5th | 5.87 m | |
European Championships | Munich, Germany | 9th | 5.50 m | |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th (q) | 5.70 m |
2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 5.82 m |
References
- ^ Oleg Zernikel at World Athletics
- ^ "Oleg Zernikel und der harte Weg vom Talent zum gereiften Athleten". www.leichtathletik.de (in German). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Riegger, Nadja (12 February 2021). "Hohe Ziele – nicht nur im Studium". www.leichtathletik.de (in German). Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
- Oleg Zernikel at World Athletics
- Oleg Zernikel at Olympedia
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