ZERNIKEL Oleg

Germany
Athletics
16 Apr 1995
26
Male
LANDAU
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Pole Vault 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A
Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Group A
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Pole Vault A
Men's Pole Vault Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Athlete
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Environmental Engineering - University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
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English, German
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ASV Landau [Germany]
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Andrej Tivontschik
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He took up athletics at age 11 at the ASV Landau club in Germany. He started with sprints and jumps before moving on to pole vault at age 13. (tellerreport.com, 06 Jun 2021; blog.uni-koblenz-landau.de, 06 May 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olympiastuetzpunkt.org, 07 Jun 2021)
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He trains for two hours a day. His sessions include pole vault drills, weight training, and sprinting. (blog.uni-koblenz-landau.de, 06 May 2020)
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Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. (tellerreport.com, 06 Jun 2021)

General Interest

General
HERITAGE
At age 11 he moved to Germany with his parents from Kazakhstan. (tellerreport.com, 06 Jun 2021)

THOUGHTS OF QUITTING
He considered quitting athletics earlier in his career after becoming frustrated with his lack of progress in the sport. After recording no jumps in three out of his five competitions in 2018, he switched coaches and began training with Andrej Tivontschik, changed university, started meditating, and gave up alcohol for a year. "I started dreaming about the Olympics when I wanted to quit - that was 2016. Now I'm at a point where I can't stop. Now things are really moving forward." (tellerreport.com, 06 Jun 2021; kicker.de, 05 Jun 2021; blog.uni-koblenz-landau.de, 06 May 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He began his bachelor's degree studying mechanical engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, before transferring to the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany to study environmental technology. (tellerreport.com, 06 Jun 2021; blog.uni-koblenz-landau.de, 06 May 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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