Igor Potapovich (Игорь Потапович; born 6 September 1967, in Almaty) is a former pole vault athlete from Kazakhstan. Potapovich won his first World Junior Championship in 1986. He won the World Cup in 1992. He also finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships and became the indoor World Champion two years later in 1997.
Potapovich also won the Asian Games in 1994 and the 1998. Potapovich finished 4th at the 1996 Olympic Games and did not make the finals of the 2000 Olympic Games. His personal best was 5.92 metres.
International competitions Representing the 1986World Indoor ChampionshipsAthens, Greece1st5.50 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands2nd5.75 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States7th5.57 mRepresenting the 1992World CupHavana, Cuba1st5.60 mRepresenting 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada9th5.50 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany14th (q)5.65 mAsian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines2nd5.50 m1994Asian GamesHiroshima, Japan1st5.65 m1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain2nd5.80 mWorld ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden9th5.60 m1996Summer OlympicsAtlanta, United States4th5.86 m1997World Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France1st5.90 mWorld ChampionshipsAthens, Greece14th (q)5.60 m1998Asian ChampionshipsFukuoka, Japan1st5.55 mWorld CupJohannesburg, South Africa4th5.60 m1Asian GamesBangkok, Thailand1st5.55 m1999World Indoor ChampionshipsMaebashi, Japan4th5.70 mWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain7th5.70 m2000Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia –NM 1Representing Asia
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