Grigoriy Aleksandrovich Yegorov (, born January 12, 1967, in Shymkent) is a pole vault athlete from the former USSR. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he became citizen of Kazakhstan. In 1996 he moved to the Alicante province in Spain. He got the Spanish nationality in 2012. He is currently representing Spain in World Master Championships.
Biography Yegorov trained at Dynamo in Alma-Ata. He won the 1988 Olympic bronze medal (competing for the USSR), two World Indoor silver medals, and finished second at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a personal best jump of 5.90 metres. His last international medal came at the 2003 Asian Championships, jumping 5.40 metres.
Competition record Representing the 1985European Junior ChampionshipsCottbus, East Germany 2nd5.40 m1986World Junior ChampionshipsAthens, Greece5th5.20 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 3rd5.80 m1989European Indoor ChampionshipsThe Hague, Netherlands 1st5.75 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 2nd5.80 m1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom 2nd5.75 mGoodwill GamesSeattle, United States 2nd5.87 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 2nd5.75 mRepresenting 1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd5.80 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 2nd5.90 (AR)Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 1st5.70 m1994Asian GamesHiroshima, Japan 2nd5.50 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden –NM2002Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 3rd5.20 mAsian GamesBusan, South Korea 1st5.40 m2003Asian ChampionshipsManila, Philippines 1st5.40 mAfro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India1st5.25 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece –NM
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