Aleksandr Sokolov (sprinter)

Aleksandr Sokolov (Russian: Александр Соколов; born 3 March 1971) is a Soviet-Russian male former track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. He competed at two editions of the World Championships in Athletics: first for the Soviet Union in 1991, where he placed eighth in the 200 m final and seventh in the 4 × 100 metres relay with the Russian team, then at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics for Russia, where he ran in qualifying only individually and in the relay. He set his 200 m personal best at the 1991 championships, running 20.36 seconds in the quarter-finals.[1]

Sokolov won one international medal for Russia, at the 1995 European Cup, where he was third in the 200 m.[2] He won the 200 m at the Russian Athletics Championships in 1995 – his sole national title.[3]

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 8th 200 m 20.78
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.68
1995 European Cup Villeneuve d'Ascq, France 3rd 200 m 20.64
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden qual. 200 m 21.17
6th (semis) 4 × 100 m relay 38.78

National titles

See also

References
  1. Aleksandr Sokolov. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. Russian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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