Vladimir Yashchenko (part 3) - Best straddle sequences ever / World Record Milan 1978

[@irathea2255]

Талант и красавец! Светлая память!

[@achillesomegas1638]

Великий

[@АлександрВильнев]

Я видел его после Ричмонда (2,33) на чемпионате Европы среди юниоров в Донецке в 1977 году на стадионе "Локомотив" (ныне НСК "Олимпийский"). Видел на улице, когда он пил газировку из автомата, но не подошёл. На следующий год на том же стадионе был Кубок Украины. Сектор для прыжков находится напротив северной трибуны. Он начинал разбег от самой крайней 8-ой дорожки в полутора метра от меня. Фигура впечатляет. Апполон !

[@BANAANIKAKKU-rx2hr]

ONE OF MY IDOLS

[@jefda71]

I remember him, i was young, (born in 1959!), he was the genius of athletics! Amazing that he could be forgotten today! The best jumper forever ! Le plus grand de tous les temps! Il piu grande!

[@НаталиКлеменкова-у7з]

1000 лайков 1000 👏

[@AlexanderVernik]

Знал его лично…Светлой души был человек!!!Очень добрый и отзывчивый!

[@humandia8371]

Impressive! And it looks so easy.....

[@cirosuperiore]

rest in peace great one...we love straddlers...

[@aleksandrpondios]

I red about hi's tragic life,seeing he's career ending at 19 he never find a way In life,alcohol destroyed him,what a talent,pity.

[@lease2coach1]

Thanks for posting. So beautiful...

[@jjjoestar]

AMAZING!!!!

[@martpast1]

he could be the second with this result even now in London.

[@topspin4456]

You can still be olympic winner or world champion with 2,34 m.

[@FantabMedia]

@@topspin4456 Indeed. It's only gone up 10cm in 42 years. I honestly think he could have found those 10cm if he hadn't got injured.

[@francescobacci9463]

Also today

[@AleksAleksov454]

Светлая память

[@HJ877]

Fantastic!!!

[@mendoncacorreia]

Superb uploads! Thank you for sharing! In my humble opinion, the straddle is aesthetically the most beautiful high jump technique of them all. As far as I remember, the last great athlete who managed to put it to good use was the (East-)German decathlonist Christian Schenk.

[@lMobiuscidl]

Not only that, it is also the most functional. The fosbury flop would be impossible without the mat. The straddle is the natural way. I think the mat should be removed, or at least keep two high jump disciplines: the classic one, and the modern.

[@bojandolinar1535]

@@lMobiuscidl So why not go further and also demand landing on feet only or even landing looking straight? Eastern cut-off technique would probably be the winner. It also wins aesthetics prize.

[@highjumperfunnyman]

OMG Unbelievable ! Unreal and amazing high jump footage of Yashchenko Peyresourde you are a god tonight. This guy was mystical, I totally agree, thank you for sharing this, I can’t imagine where you did you get those footage! It’s the only video from Yashchenko I’ve found on the web.

[@zommer500]

Владимир Ященко . Много видео в ютубе.

[@thethirdman225]

Great sequence. Thanks. Even got some good vision of Rolf Beilschmidt in there to compare.

[@владимиргуреев-в4ы]

великий чемпион!!

[@ja1212az]

Increíble

[@thethirdman225]

A well executed straddle is still a beautiful sight. While neither Yaschchenko nor Beilschmidt was exactly classical in his approach when compared to someone like Brumel, they show different corners of the same technique. Beilschmidt has a much straighter lead leg and rolls to clear, whereas Yaschchenko is more your dive straddler, which explains why his rump is so high relative to the rest of his body. Both offer object lessons in how to take off. For all the fuss made about bar clearance technique, nearly all the real work is done on the ground.

[@markcheckley3715]

We are told that the advantage of Flop over Straddle is the ability to force the centre of mass downwards by "bending over backwards" and thus allow the centre of mass to pass underneath the bar whilst the body of the athlete passes above it. Understood. But a human body can bend over forwards at a more acute angle than backwards, so would that not enable the centre of mass to be forced even further down? If you then look at the biomechanics of the dive straddle, which is the direction in which Yashenko was taking the event when he was so tragically invalided out, it would appear to have been heading in that direction. Might it be - and I only ask the question - that the arrival of the Flop technique, by ushering in an era of "going over the bar backwards", has restricted the advances which might have been made if athletes had continued to develop the straddle into what would eventually have been something resembling an aerial forward roll ? Maybe someone will try it one day.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Just unfortunate no matter how one looks at it. Both Brumel and Yaschenko never got to achieve full potential due to horrible accidents and injuries. It just was meant for the Fosbury style to take over and succeed. That's just life.

[@markcheckley3715]

@@mr.sinjin-smyth I think this > kzbin.info1w483-gNelc - is where natural evolution would ultimately have taken straddle, if Flop had not created what I believe to have been a "blind alley" in the development of the event. I am glad to see that some people have been thinking outside the box, and will watch with interest to see if we encounter this technique at a higher level in due course.

[@medureczek]

It's easier to raise your hand than your leg above your head to move the mass centre higher

[@markcheckley3715]

Yes, absolutely. Flop is easier, for that reason amongst others. Good results are achievable more quickly than with straddle. But I wonder if a fully-developed straddle (with the additional work and practice that would undoubtedly entail) would ultimately yield a greater height - all other things, including the skill and quality of the athlete, being equal. @@medureczek

[@GuidoBatt]

I was there! Milano 1978, world indoor record. 10 meters from me. Amazing! What if he could jump Fosbury?

[@thethirdman225]

Would make no difference.

[@moltimondi]

@@thethirdman225 Of course it would have made a difference. Why do you think all high jumpers now use Fosbury technique instead of straddle ? Jumping 2.35 with straddle technique is unbelievable

[@thethirdman225]

@@moltimondi People use the flop these days because it is easier to teach and learn and results come more quickly. The idea that you can jump higher with it is wrong. Their relative efficiencies are about the same. There are some high jumpers who would probably get better results using the straddle, due to differences in physiology.

[@sc2dog]

@@thethirdman225 Interesting!

[@thethirdman225]

@@sc2dog If you’d like to find out more, search for some of the work of Dr Jesus Dapena. He’s retired now but he did a huge amount of biomechanical analysis of the high jump over last 30 to 40 years.

[@EpifaniesUno]

Amazing athlete.

[@mikem9252]

amazing potential - so dang good as a teen - if he had a normal career and he was healthy, he would've jumped 2-4 inches higher - many jumpers peak late 20s - i would've loved to see him beat sot to 8 ft

[@highjumper1996]

too bad we don't see stradle jumpers anymore

[@lucaswallo8127]

this is pretty cool

[@СашаСимшов]

Вот бы троеборье устроить перекат перекидной флоп Это было бы шоу века

[@алексейорлов-ш6в]

увы, владеющих первыми двумя способами уже нет.А без этого шоу не имеет смысла.

[@mikem9252]

great song - what's it called?

[@ryszardstychno6827]

Tak się skacze.....jak się umie...i przeciwnicy pozwalają.....

[@paladin2879]

This is terrific! Also, does anyone know what music this is?

[@thethirdman225]

Nik Kershaw - Falling Backwards (details in the description)

[@Mazurka1001]

This is pretty amazing...from the point of view of "fosbury flop" style....

[@Qwerty-yy3rc]

song - t'Awi - Humancity

[@Karnex1]

SHit! If he had good spine He could jump 2,5m fosbury :D

[@thethirdman225]

Would have made no difference. The straddle takeoff was more efficient than the flop and the flop bar clearance is more efficient. The most important part happens on the ground. Without the height you won't make it.

[@jekanyika]

One thing I will say is that the Frosby flop looks a lot more gracefull.

[@Mazurka1001]

Another truly amazing is also the pathetic tennis shoes he has...I can't imagine his jumps if he could use the hi-tech of today....

[@thethirdman225]

Not true. They are only slightly different. I know because I used the same shoe.

[@fng6969ify]

One of the greatest athletes ever. And this film is totally and utterly ruined by the "music".