Vitaly Petrov (athletics) explained

Vitaly Petrov
Fullname:Vitaly Afanasevich Petrov
Nationality:Ukrainian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Pole vault
Birth Date:6 October 1945
Birth Place:Staline, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Vitaly Afanasevich Petrov (Ukrainian: Віталій Опанасович Петров, Russian: Виталий Афанасьевич Петров; born 6 October 1945 in Donetsk, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian athletics coach, mainly specialising in pole vault.[1] He was the coach of legendary pole vaulters, like Sergey Bubka, Yelena Isinbayeva and Giuseppe Gibilisco. All three were world champions, with the first two also winning Olympic gold medals and setting world records.

Biography

Vitaly Petrov was the first coach of the Ukrainian Sergey Bubka, which he took in technique foster care in 1974, when Bubka was just eleven years old. The relationship was broken on June 16, 1990 after 16 years of collaboration. He has also coached the Italian Giuseppe Gibilisco (2003-2007 and 2011) and the Russian Yelena Isinbayeva (2005-2010).[2] He was main coach of the Pole vault Centre in Formia, Italy.[3]

In 2007 he received the award from International Association of Athletics Federations the IAAF Coaches Award for his achievements with Isinbayeva.[1] In 2010 he started to coached in Italy the Brazilian pole vaulter Fabiana Murer,[4] [5] she became the fourth pole vaulter brought to World Championships to Petrov.[6]

Technique

Petrov's innovation in the pole vault was the swing of the vaulter's legs later into the vault, thus retaining more of the energy and depending less on the recoil effect of the bent pole.[7]

Achievements

Athlete Year Competition Venue Event Result Measure Notes
Sergey Bubka1983World Championships HelsinkiPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st5.70 m
1987World Championships RomePole vaultbgcolor=gold1st5.85 m
1988Olympic Games SeoulPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st5.90 m
Giuseppe Gibilisco2003World Championships ParisPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st5.90 m
2004Olympic Games AthensPole vault3rd5.85 m
Yelena Isinbayeva2005World Championships HelsinkiPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st5.01 m
2007World Championships OsakaPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st4.80 m
2008Olympic Games BeijingPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st5.05 m
Fabiana Murer2011World Championships DaeguPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st4.80 m=[8]
2015World Championships BeijingPole vaultbgcolor=silver2nd4.85
Thiago Braz2016Olympic Games Rio de JaneiroPole vaultbgcolor=gold1st6.03 m
2021Olympic Games TokyoPole vault3rd5.87 m
Ernest John Obiena2022World Championships EugenePole vault3rd5.94 mAR
2023World Championships BudapestPole vaultbgcolor=silver2nd6.00 m=AR

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VITALY PETROV TAKES IAAF COACHES' AWARD. iaaf.org. 2 January 2013.
  2. Web site: ISINBAYEVA CHANGES COACHING SET-UP AS SHE SEEKS NEW SPORTING TARGETS. iaaf.org. 2 January 2013. 18 November 2005.
  3. Web site: WORLD POLE VAULT CENTRE, FORMIA (ITA). iaaf.org. 2 January 2013.
  4. Web site: WALKER AND MURER'S WORLD LEADS TOP RIO RESULTS– IAAF WORLD CHALLENGE. iaaf.org. 2 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Fabiana Murer pole vaulting to success. infosurhoy.com. 2 January 2013.
  6. Web site: The Man who Set 35 World Records. 27 April 2012. moti-athletics-histo.it. Fabiana Murer is the fourth pole vault world champion guided by Vitaly Petrov. 2 January 2013.
  7. Web site: Men's Pole Vault: An Impossible World Record to Break. Bleacher Report.
  8. Web site: 2011 IAAF WORLD CHALLENGE REVIEW. iaaf.org. 2 January 2013. 'My main goal for the season is the World Championships, but I also want to get closer to 5m,' said Murer, who planned to train in Italy under the supervision of coach Vitaly Petrov.

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