Vladimir Yashchenko (part 1) - Last King of the straddle technique / high jump

[Alex999dd]

Er war ein Engel ... schade, daß er mit nur 40 Jahren verstorben ist.

[telkwa]

Do you have the full video of his standing vertical test jump at the very start? That looked massive.

[Yearofthenoob]

+ respect for the song, love it!

[lowmanfromimotski]

WOW *:*

[sc06ip1]

Unfortunately he was forced to stop athletics when he was only 20 years old due to knee injury. I can not imagine how high he could jumped if he was fit...

[Maciej14PL]

This is AMAZING !!!!

[niceowen1]

He's so elegant...

[Artisablast261]

god.......

my house actually dragged me into high jump

i jumped the exact same way

anyway i won the gold but im glad to see that a professional uses this as well

[Yodaismycopilot]

Rollers just amaze me. I am compelled to wonder if he might have jumped higher by flopping.

[sprinterscoach]

thanks 

[bradenbaseball]

That's amazing I can jump 1m 20

[cassis959]

si luca6876 era un campione. pero la fine che a fatto poteva anche risparmiarsela.

What about people like kestutis shapka or Rustam Achmetov or olimpic champion juri Tarmak ?

[high230jump]

Hi. i was 5 years younger then him. What i remember he was 1000 % focused on high jumping and he was extremely strong for doing this, that is why he went so high and i think 245-250 his potational

[luca6876]

Un vero talento! Spettacolare.

[SABAPO400]

spettacolare...senza parole...

[kekkodegregori]

What's the name of the this song?

[Peyresourde]

music: Johann Pachelbels Canon in D major

[high230jump]

After he made 2.35 in Italy - he jumped 2.40 during the practice!!!

[Peyresourde]

Every admirer of Yash believe this, but what's your source?

[high230jump]

I knew him personally. (Spent couple of years in sports camps - back in 1978).

[Peyresourde]

This is phenomenal ! You were an activ high jumper in Yashchenkos most successfully saison. For witch country you started? Do you run a competition with him?

Can you remember any episodes (sad or beautiful) with Yash, that can be of special interest for all admirers of this mystical man?

[Stafanitus]

I really fight my tears. This is so sad and inspiring.

Thanks a lot.

[222mozart]

great

thank you

[Endimione17]

He was a great man.

He's a symbol.

He made me cry.

[Mihail99pap]

My friend that video was awsome! I thank you from my heart. I wasn't born when Brumel was a top athlete and I was a small kid when Yashchenko broke the world record.But there is a mystery about them that a cannot explain...

[Mihail99pap]

Yashchenko:(russian newspaper) ' I can not go on competitions. I want but cannot. Because I go to bed, and the dream does not go: mentally I run up, make a start, I clear the bar. And so till the morning: I jump, I jump... ' He was a sad man....

[Mihail99pap]

Brumel has a sad story also :(

[billhj2]

Oh and whats the music??

[daycd]

Sounds like Pachabel's kanon.

[billhj2]

This is amazing, it just about brought a tear to my eye! I've been wanting to see footage of Yashchenko for years, thanks so much for uploading this.

[Peyresourde]

dito ;-)

[Mihail99pap]

WHERE DID YOU FIND THAT VIDEO!!!Awesome and thanks for sharing!!!The only tribute to Yashchenko on youtube.You are great Peyresourde.

[Peyresourde]

Found this footage over Yashchenko yesterday evening on a website with old russian tv-streams. It was overwhelming and I started uploading the footage in the same night. I´m glad to share our passion for this magnificent straddler. He was ontop for only two short seasons but made 3 world records. After the records series of knee injurys ends his career and his tragically rest is history.

[Mihail99pap]

It was a great surprise for me!!But what an unlucky kid!You know he was playing with high jump!Even when he broke the world record in Italy he cleared 2,10 with the third try!

[Mihail99pap]

He jumped at that evening 20 times!!!!Any high jumper Knows that this is not normal!Mogenburg needs 8-10 jumps to win and that's it!

[learntoplayy]

I jumped 17 times at WYC in Italy this year so I know how exhausting it is!

[Mihail99pap]

yes, I agree...even 17 jumps is way too much!! I bet that your best jumps were between 10th and 14th. But with Yashchenko we have the best jump at the 20th time !! (the last was at 2,35)

[learntoplayy]

My best jump was my 14th at 2.20 but straddle jumpers are trained way different than flop jumpers.

[Peyresourde]

Big respect for your medal on 2009 World Youth Championships in Brixen with 2.20m.

This is awesome high for a young man of 16 years (Yash jumped 2,12 m with age 16 !).

I`m very proud that you visited my Yashchenko Tribute on youtube and wish you all the best for the future.

[learntoplayy]

Thank you :)

[bjropel]

@Peyresourde what is a good high jump for a 6foot tall 15year old??cuz right now my highest is 5"10inches??

[Peyresourde]

Selection of personal records with age 15: JACEK WSZOLA 1971 (15 J) 1,60 GERD WESSIG, 1974 (15 J) 1,75 VALERI BRUMEL 1957 (15 J) 1,76 Peyresourde 1988 (15J) 1,80 IGOR PAKLIN 1978 (15 J) 1,85 ZHU JIANHUA 1978 (15 J) 1,95 JAVIER SOTOMAYOR 1982 (15 J) 2,00 DIETMAR MÖGENBURG 1976 (15 J) 2,05 V. YASHCHENKO 1974 (15 J) 2,03 PATRIK SJÖBERG 1980 (15 J) 2,07 German record 1982 (15 J) 2,10

[billhj2]

Perhaps you could try and find some footage of Brumel on that website too :)

[Mihail99pap]

I don't know the website....