Leonid Andreev (athlete)

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Leonid Andreev
Personal information
Born (1983-10-06) October 6, 1983 (age 40)
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country Uzbekistan
SportAthletics
Event(s)Decathlon, pole vault

Leonid Vladimirovich 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

he won the silver medal.

Starting with 2013, he again focused on the combined events representing his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he did not finish the competition.

His personal best in the pole vault 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
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Decathlon DNF

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ No mark in the final