Valeriy Skvortsov

Valeriy Sergeyevich Skvortsov, and John Thomas from the United States won the gold and silver medals, respectively.
At the 1966 [European Indoor Games] championship in Dortmund, West Germany, Skvortsov won first place with a career best jump of 2.17 meters. At the 1968 European Indoor Games he successfully defended his title as the European high jump champion winning first place again with 2.17 meters.
Skvortsov participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he competed with Dick Fosbury and Valentin Gavrilov. His 2.16 meter jump secured him a fourth-place finish.
After a leg injury forced him to stop competing, Skortsov continued as a high jump trainer in Moscow and then went to work as the head of Duma security. Skvortsov was retired and lived in Moscow, Russia.