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. 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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1983	World Student Games	Edmonton, Canada	1st	2.31 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	2.29 m
1985	World Student Games	Kobe, Japan	1st	2.41 m
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	1st	2.34 m
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	1st	2.38 m
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	2.38 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	2.31 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	10th	2.24 m

References

• Igor Paklin profile at IAAF
• Profile

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