Leonid Andreyev

Leonid Andreev is an Uzbekistani pole vaulter and decathlete born on October 6, 1983, in Tashkent. He first competed in the decathlon, winning gold at the 2002 World Junior Championships after placing fourteenth at the 2000 World Junior Championships.

Andreev then focused on the pole vault, qualifying for the 2004 Olympics but not starting. He recorded no-heights at both the 2005 and 2007 World Championships but won silver at the 2006 Asian Games. His personal best in the pole vault is 5.65 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Tashkent.

Starting in 2013, he returned to the combined events, representing Uzbekistan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, though he did not finish the competition. Andreev's versatility between the decathlon and pole vault demonstrates his range of athletic abilities.