Viktor Valentinovich Chistiakov (; born February 9, 1975, in Moscow) is a Russian pole vaulter. He competed for a period for Australia. Born the same year as Dmitri Markov, Chistiakov won the 1994 World Junior Championships when Markov placed second. The roles were reversed at the European Indoor Championships. Chistiakov moved to Australia with his then-wife Tatiana Grigorieva and became an Australian citizen. His personal best is 5.90 metres, and his best Olympic performance was in 2000 when he finished fifth. He is the son of Olympic medalist Natalya Pechonkina. In mid-2006 he declared he was transferring back to Russia. The move was finalized on 12 February 2007. International competitions See also List of eligibility transfers in athletics References External links 1975 births Living people Athletes from Moscow Australian male pole vaulters Russian male pole vaulters Olympic male pole vaulters Olympic athletes of Russia Olympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia World Athletics U20 Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners Australian Athletics Championships winners Russian emigrants to Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia