Rudolf Pavlovich Povarnitsyn is a Soviet and Ukrainian high jumper. He represented the Soviet Union and Ukraine. Rudolf Povarnitsyn (Soviet Union) set the men's high jump world record of 2.40 m in Donetsk, Soviet Union on August 11, 1985. It stood 24 days, until Igor Paklin's 2.41 m on September 4, 1985. Wiki link