On this day 34 years ago, on March 23, 1991 (February 8, 1991 in the lunar calendar), Bubka broke the pole vault world record for the 24th time. Bubka, born on December 4, 1963. Soviet track and field athlete. Crossing 6.12 meters in the 5th Indoor pole vault elite held in Grenoble, France on March 23, 1991, broke the indoor world record in the men's pole vault. This is the 4th time in two weeks that he has broken the indoor world record in pole vault, and the 24th world record in pole vault since 1984 (9 outdoor records, 15 indoor records). He has won the gold medal in pole vault at the 24th Seoul Olympic Games.