:И с Бубкой тоже не все так однозначно. Куча рекордов, но ни одной медали чемпионатов мира. Простое невезение?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Bubka#IAAF_World_championships

Bubka won the pole vault event in six consecutive IAAF World Championships in Athletics in the period from 1983 to 1997:

Year Competition Venue Position Winning height
(m)
1983 World Championships Helsinki 1st 5.70
1987 World Championships Rome 1st 5.85
1991 World Championships Tokyo 1st 5.95
1993 World Championships Stuttgart 1st 6.00
1995 World Championships Gothenburg 1st 5.92
1997 World Championships Athens 1st 6.01