Igor Paklin

Igor Vasilyevich Paklin (Russian: Игорь Васипевич Паклин; born 15 June 1963 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR) is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.

Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.41 metres (7.9 feet) was also the world record from 4 September 1985 to 30 June 1987, when Patrik Sjöberg beat it by one centimetre.^[1] His leap of 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) places him as the fifth highest jumper in history. Like all modern high jumpers, Paklin used the Fosbury Flop style, and he was the first to do so jumping off his right leg.

In 1996, Paklin was imprisoned for beating a business partner to death.^[2]

Achievements

References

• Igor Paklin profile at IAAF
• Profile

1. ↑ "Athletics - World Record progression" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved December 29, 2006. 
2. ↑ Wallechinsky, David; Loucky, Jaime (2012). The Complete Book of the Olympics 2012 Edition. London: Aurum Press. p. 216. ISBN 978 1 84513 695 6. 

Records
Preceded by Rudolf Povarnitsyn	Men's High Jump World Record Holder 1985-09-04 – 1987-06-30	Succeeded by Patrik Sjöberg
Sporting positions
Preceded by Zhu Jianhua	Men's High Jump Best Year Performance 1985 – 1986	Succeeded by Patrik Sjöberg