Career
Later that year he finished sixth at the World Championships. His result would be a New Zealand record but was annulled.
Later that year he finished sixth at the World Championships. His result would be a New Zealand record but was annulled.
He improved from 5.70 metres in 1992 to 5.90 metres in 1993 to win the Russian Championships. After becoming a New Zealand citizen, Petushinskiy originally won the silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games with 5.55 metres, but was disqualified for testing positive to the banned drug Stanozolol, a type of steroid.