Dmitri Markov

For Russian footballer, see Dmitry Viktorovich Markov.

Dmitri Markov

Personal information
Native name	Дзьмітры Маркаў
Nationality	Australian
Born	March 14, 1975 (1975-03-14) (age 49) Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Land	Belarus (1993–1998) Australia (1999–2006)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best	6.05 m (2001)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Australien World Championships 2001 Edmonton Pole vault 1999 Seville Pole vault

Dmitri Markov Belarusian: Дзьмітры Маркаў; born 14 March 1975 in Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR) is a retired Belarusian and Australian pole vaulter. He is a former world champion and current Oceanian record holder.

Biography

He originally competed for his birth country Belarus, but fell out with the Belarusian Athletics Federation and refused to compete for the country at the 1998 European Championships. He moved to Australia and was granted citizenship in 1999. He soon set a new Oceanian record in pole vault with 5.95 metres, having already jumped 6.00 in 1998 while representing Belarus. He later improved the record to 6.05 metres as he won the 2001 World Championships.

His best Olympic performance was in 2000 when he finished fifth. His last major competition was the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he won the silver medal with a 5.60 m vault.

He was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in 2001.

Dmitiri Markov announced his retirement in early 2007 due to chronic foot injuries. His last competition was the World Athletics Tour in Melbourne on 2 March 2007.

His son Oleg Markov is a promising young Australian rules footballer, who is predicted to be drafted into the Australian Football League at the 2014 AFL draft.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Weißrussland
1994	World Junior Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	2nd	5.50 m
1996	European Indoor Championships	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	5.85 m
	Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	6th	5.86 m
Representing Australien
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	2nd	5.90 m
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	=5th	5.80 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	6.05 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	4th	5.85 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	5.76 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2nd	5.60 m

Personal best

• Pole Vault: 6.05 (2001)

See also

• List of nationality transfers in athletics
• List of pole vaulters who reached 6 metres

References

• Dmitri Markov at World Athletics