Leonid Andreev (athlete)
Leonid Andreev (born 6 October 1983) is an Uzbekistani pole vaulter and decathlete.
He first competed in the decathlon, placing fourteenth at the 2000 World Junior Championships and winning the gold medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships.
He then concentrated on the pole vault. He was qualified for the 2004 Olympic Games, but did not start in the event. He then no-heighted at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships. At the 2006 Asian Games he won the silver medal.
His personal best jump is 5.65 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Tashkent.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Uzbekistan |
2000 |
World Junior Championships |
Santiago, Chile |
14th |
Decathlon |
6654 pts |
2001 |
Asian Junior Championships |
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
2nd |
Decathlon |
6897 pts |
2002 |
World Junior Championships |
Kingston, Jamaica |
1st |
Decathlon (junior) |
7693 pts |
Asian Junior Championships |
Bangkok, Thailand |
1st |
Pole vault |
5.20 m |
2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
– |
Pole vault |
NM |
Asian Championships |
Incheon, South Korea |
4th |
Pole vault |
5.10 m |
2006 |
Asian Games |
Doha, Qatar |
2nd |
Pole vault |
5.55 m |
2007 |
World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
– |
Pole vault |
NM |
2008 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
3rd |
Pole vault |
5.35 m |
World Indoor Championships |
Valencia, Spain |
14th (q) |
Pole vault |
5.45 m |
Olympic Games |
Beijing, China |
3rd (q) |
Pole vault |
5.65 m[1] |
2009 |
World Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
19th (q) |
Pole vault |
5.55 m |
Asian Indoor Games |
Hanoi, Vietnam |
1st |
Pole vault |
5.60 m |
Asian Championships |
Guangzhou, China |
4th |
Pole vault |
5.45 m |
2010 |
Asian Games |
Guangzhou, China |
2nd |
Pole vault |
5.30 m |
2011 |
Asian Championships |
Kobe, Japan |
– |
Pole vault |
NM |
2013 |
Asian Championships |
Pune, India |
3rd |
Decathlon |
7383 pts |
2014 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Hangzhou, China |
3rd |
Heptathlon |
5561 pts |
Asian Games |
Incheon, South Korea |
2nd |
Decathlon |
7879 pts |
2016 |
Asian Indoor Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
4th |
Heptathlon |
5607 pts |
References