| Caravagio Amongst his excellent performances, mention may
be made of ‘Friendship Games’ (Moscow, 1986), ‘International
Indoor Athletics’ (New York, 1987) and ‘World Athletics Championship’
(Rome, 1987), where he won the gold medal. He added another gold medal to
his kitty at ‘World Athletics’ (Helsinki, 1983). He won the
European Cup in 1985-86. He remained supreme in the games at Canberra and
Seoul Olympics in 1988. Bubka is called the “First 20-footer”.
He has set a remarkable 26 world records indoors and outdoors and was the
first Pole vaulter to surpass even 20 feet when he cleared 6.1om indoors
at San Sobestion, Spain on 15th March 1991. He has recently retired from
active athletics. |