Bakarinov won the Soviet championship once, in an upset in 1964; the favorites, Kondrashov and Klim, surprisingly only placed fifth and sixth. Bakarinov's winning throw, 69.55 m, was a new Soviet record and secured him a place on the Soviet team for the Olympics in Tokyo; his national record was, however, short-lived, as Klim broke it at a secondary tryout meeting two weeks later. Bakarinov placed fifth in the Olympic final, with a best throw of 66.72 m; Klim won with 69.74 m, breaking the Soviet record again. Bakarinov's results dropped slightly after 1964, though he remained in the world's top 20 on season bests for three more years; in 1965 he won bronze behind Zsivótzky and Kondrashov at the Universiade in Budapest.