Igor Vasilyevich Paklin (; born 15 June 1963) is a retired Soviet Kyrgyz athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.
Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR. His personal best jump of was also the world record from 4 September 1985 to 30 June 1987, when Patrik Sjöberg beat it by one centimetre. His leap of places him as the fifth-highest jumper in history. Like all modern high jumpers, Paklin used the Fosbury Flop style, and he was the first to do so jumping off his right leg.
In 1995, he was imprisoned for manslaughter.
International competitions Representing 1981European Junior ChampionshipsUtrecht, Netherlands4th2.19 m1983Universiade Edmonton, Canada1st2.31 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th2.29 m1984European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th2.20 m1985Universiade Kobe, Japan1st2.41 m1986European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany1st2.34 m1987World Indoor Championships Indianapolis, United States1st2.38 mUniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia9th2.24 mWorld Championships Rome, Italy2nd2.38 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea7th2.31 m1989Universiade Duisburg, West Germany6th2.20 m1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan10th2.24 mRepresenting 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 22nd (q)2.20 mRepresenting 1993World Indoor Championships Toronto, CanadaDNS–World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany30th (q)2.15 m1994Asian GamesHiroshima, Japan6th2.15 m1999Central Asian GamesBishkek, Kyrgyzstan2nd2.19 m (q) Indicates overall position in qualifying round
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