Oleg Zernikel (born 16 April 1995) is a German athlete specialising in the pole vault. He represented his country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth. Earlier he won a bronze medal at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
His personal bests in the event are 5.80 metres outdoors (Braunschweig 2021) and 5.81 metres indoors (Berlin 2022).
At the age of eleven, Zernikel came with his family from Kazakhstan to Landau in the Palatinate. His father was a long and high jumper.
International competitions Representing 2011World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France4th4.80 m2013European Junior ChampionshipsRieti, Italy6th5.15 m2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States3rd5.50 m2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5th5.40 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland4th5.70 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan9th5.70 m2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia9th5.75 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States5th5.87 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany9th5.50 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary14th (q)5.70 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy3rd5.82 mOlympic GamesParis, France9th5.70 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands9th5.60 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan23rd (q)5.55 m
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