Aleksandrs Obižajevs Explained

Aleksandrs Obižajevs (born 16 September 1959) is a retired pole vaulter who represented the USSR and later Latvia. His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Bryansk. His result of 5.74 metres in 1983 placed him second on the top performers list during the indoor season that year, behind American Billy Olson.

He competed for Latvia at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Achievements

1983Budapest, Hungary2nd
1987Rome, Italy9th

Notes and References

  1. Aleksandrs Obižajevs . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203175109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ob/aleksandrs-obizajevs-1.html . 2016-12-03.