Vladimir Ilyich Yashchenko or Volodymyr Yashchenko was a Ukrainian member of the Soviet national team and former world record holder in the high jump. Vladimir Yashchenko set the men's high jump world record of 2.34 m in Tbilisi, Soviet Union on June 16, 1978. It stood 23 months, until Jacek Wszoła's 2.35 m on May 25, 1980. Wiki link