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    another teen vault prodigy: Matthew Volkov
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    01-07-2019 06:04 PM
    Maybe we need a "The New Mondo" thread for this.

    Matthew Volkov, 14 YO son of former WR holder Konstantin Volkov, jumped 4.85 (15-11) this week. For comparison, Mondo's 14 YO PR was 15'7" (4.75ish). You can find video on Konstantin's Facebook page.
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    01-07-2019 07:23 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Cooter Brown View Post
    Maybe we need a "The New Mondo" thread for this.

    Matthew Volkov, 14 YO son of former WR holder Konstantin Volkov, jumped 4.85 (15-11) this week. For comparison, Mondo's 14 YO PR was 15'7" (4.75ish). You can find video on Konstantin's Facebook page.
    Matthew looks fairly tall for his age. Much taller than Mondo was at 14 I look forward to seeing how he progresses!
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    another teen vault prodigy: Matthew Volkov
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    01-07-2019 07:40 PM
    yes, this should have its own thread
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    01-07-2019 08:01 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Cooter Brown View Post
    Matthew Volkov, 14 YO son of former WR holder Konstantin Volkov, jumped 4.85 (15-11) this week.
    Konstantin Volkov was a top-class vaulter, with OG and WC silvers, but he never set a WR. Unless you mean WJR.
    Last edited by Powell; 01-07-2019 at 08:06 PM.
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    01-07-2019 09:15 PM
    Volkov broke the WR at an unofficial meet in 1981, it didn't get ratified. He set a couple of indoor world bests legitimately, but that was before those were official WRs.
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    01-09-2019 03:37 AM
    Facebook link is, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008731178807

    There is no update after Oct 2018 entry.
    Maxim Tarasov apparently likes this kid and send him comments.
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    01-10-2019 11:13 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by LopenUupunut View Post
    Volkov broke the WR at an unofficial meet in 1981, it didn't get ratified. He set a couple of indoor world bests legitimately, but that was before those were official WRs.
    You beat me to it. It was 5.84 (19' 2"). Where did he rank in 1981?
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    01-11-2019 01:05 AM
    Track & Field News ranked him #1 in the world in 1981 (and #2 in '80, 83, and 84).
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    01-11-2019 01:22 AM
    He also beat Sergey Bubka to win the 1984 Friendship Games, the Eastern Block's response to the OG.
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    02-06-2019 05:19 PM
    He easily cleared a new PR of 4.90 for 4th in the Russian U20 indoor championship. Video is on Konstantin's FB page.
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