Aleksandr Menkov

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menkov (Russian: Александр Александрович Меньков, born 7 December 1990 in Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai)[1] is a Russian athlete who competes in the long jump.

Aleksandr Menkov
Menkov at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990
Minusinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)8.56 m NR (Moscow 2013)
Medal record
World Championships
2013 MoscowLong jump
World Indoor Championships
2012 Istanbul Long jump
European Indoor Championships
2013 GothenburgLong jump
European U23 Championships
2011 OstravaLong jump
European Junior Championships
2009 Novi SadLong jump
Universiade
2013 KazanLong jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Career

Menkov set a personal best of 8.16 metres in Kemerovo in June 2009. He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2009 World Championships without qualifying for the final. At his season opener in January 2011, the Siberian regional championships, he improved his personal best by one centimetre to 8.17 metres.[2][3] The highlight of this season was a 6th place at the 2011 World Championships. At the 2012 Olympic Games, he placed 11th.

Menkov won gold at the 2013 World Championships with a new Russian national record of 8.56 metres.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Russia
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st 7.98 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 32nd (q) 7.72 m
2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1st 8.20 m
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 8.08 m
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 6th 8.19 m
DécaNation Nice, France 1st 8.20 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 3rd 8.22 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 11th 7.78 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 8.31 m
Universiade Kazan, Russia 2nd 8.42 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 8.56 m
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th 8.08 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 13th (q) 7.78 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 6th 8.02 m
Competing as neutral
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th 8.27 m

References
  1. Menkov Aleksandr. Russian Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
  2. Aleksandr Menkov at World Athletics
  3. World leads for Menkov and Syreva in Omsk Archived 2011-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2011-01-25). Retrieved on 2011-01-25.


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