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Yavjeniy Olhovsky Event: Pole Vault
Class: Sophomore
High School: Ort Technnickum Givataim
Hometown: Petah-tikva, Israel
 
photo 2007 Outdoor: Redshirted ... Finished fourth at the 2007 Israeli Championships with a personal best of 5.35 meters (17'6.5"), which qualified him for the 2007 World University Games.

2007 Indoor: Redshirted ... Jumped 5.00m (16'4.75") as an unattached competitor for an eighth-place finish in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Challenge.

High School: Finished 11th at the 2002 world junior championships ... Attended Ort Technikum Givataim and vaulted under coach Pavel Kogan ... Improved his vault by one meter during high school ... Cleared a personal best 5.30m (17'4.75") during his senior season ... Also competed in the long jump ... Had a personal best long jump effort of 7.09m (23'3.25").

Personal: Born Dec. 22, 1983 in Nikolaev, Ukraine ... Son of Alexander and Margarita Olhovsky ... University studies major.