Achievements
Rybakov set the Russian national record of 2.38, indoors, at the 16th GE Galan meet at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Tuesday 15 February 2005. It was the highest indoor leap in the world since March 2000, and improved his personal best by one cm. He was pushed to the record by Czech jumper Jaroslav Baba, who finished second at 2.34. Rybakov set the record by making 5-consecutive first try clearances at 2.21, 2.26, 2.29, 2.32 and 2.34, and then clearing 2.39 on his third, and final, attempt.
Two years later, Rybakov would push his younger compatriot Ivan Ukhov to break his national record at the Moscow Winter Cup meet on 28 January 2007. In a tactical duel, Rybakov would finish second at 2.35 (with one attempt at 2.37 and two at 2.39), while 20-year old Ukhov had a first try clearance at 2.39. One week later, at the Arnstadt, Germany meet on 3 February 2007, Rybakov would win, tying his personal best of 2.38, while Ukhov finished fourth at 2.31.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Russia | ||||
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 5th | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 7th | |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 2.33 PB | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | 2.30 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 2.31 | |
| World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 1st | 2.31 SB | |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | 2nd | 2.28 | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 2nd | 2.33 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 9th | ||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | ||
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | ||
| IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | ||
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 2nd | 2.38 PBi |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | ||
| IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | ||
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 2.37 |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 2.30 | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 2.29 | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | ||
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 2.32 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | |
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