Radion Gataullin

Soviet and Russian pole vaulter

Radion Aksanovich Gataullin (Радио́н Аксанович Гатау́ллин; born on 23 November 1965) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the Soviet Union and later Russia. 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.

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.

Representing the 1985Universiade Kobe, Japan 1st5.75 m =CR1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union2nd5.80 mEuropean ChampionshipsStuttgart, GermanyNH (q)—1987Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 2nd5.60 mWorld Championships Rome, Italy 3rd5.80 m1988European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st5.75 mOlympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 2nd5.85 m1989World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st5.85 m =CR1990European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1st5.80 mGoodwill GamesSeattle, United States1st5.92 mEuropean Championships Split, Yugoslavia 1st5.85 m =CR1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th5.85 mRepresenting 1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 1st5.90 m1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st6.00 m =PB, CR Gataullin no heighted in the qualifying round at the 1986 European Championships