Sergey Mikhailovich Kucheryanu (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Кучеряну; born in 1985) is a Russian pole vaulter.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 30, 1985 |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Pole Vault |
| Updated on 11 August 2012. | |
His best performance is 5.81 m (Dessau, 2008) and he also reached 5.72 m twice in 2012 (1st at National Championships in Cheboksary), when he qualified for the London 2012 Olympics.
Between December 2010 and June 2011, Kucheryanu trained in Australia with the financial support of the Australian Institute of Sport.[1] It was expected that he would receive Australian citizenship and represent his new country at the 2012 Olympics.[1] Administrative delays and tougher rules for athletes changing citizenship countered those plans and Kucheryanu eventually returned to Russia, and competed for them at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Hurst, Mike (July 12, 2012). "How Australia paid $100,000 for a pole vaulter to compete for Russia". Perth Now. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Sergey Kucheryanu Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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