Igor Bychkov (athlete)

Igor Bychkov

Personal information
Nationality	Spain
Born	7 March 1987 Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb) (2012)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Club	Playas de Castellon

Igor Bychkov (born 7 March 1987 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-born pole vaulter representing Spain. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London finishing 12th in the final. He was also the first Spanish in the history to compete on a World Championships Final on Pole Vault (Daegu 2011) and also the first Spanish to win an IAAF Challenge on pole vault after winning Beijing 2013.

He has won 3 National Championships outdoors(2011, 2012 and 2013), and 2 National Championships indoors(2008 and 2011). He has been international 9 times

His personal best jumps are 5.65 metres outdoors (Alcobendas 2013) and 5.56 meters indoors (Nevers 2012).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Spain
2010	Ibero-American Championships	San Fernando, Spain	4th	5.30 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	–	NM
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	12th (q)	5.50 m[1]
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th (q)	5.50 m[2]
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	12th	5.50 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	–	NM
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	16th (q)	5.30 m

References

• Igor Bychkov profile at IAAF

1. No mark in the final
2. No mark in the final