Aleksandr Kurochkin

Aleksandr Kurochkin (Cyrillic: Александр Курочкин; born 23 July 1961) is a retired Kazakhstani sprinter specialising in the 400 metres who competed for the Soviet Union.[2] He took part at the 1987 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the 1984 Friendship Games which were a competition for countries boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also won several medals with the Soviet 4 × 400 metres relay.

Aleksandr Kurochkin
Personal information
Born (1961-07-23) 23 July 1961
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres

His personal bests in the event are 45.52 outdoors (Moscow 1984) and 47.86 seconds indoors (Moscow 1986).[3] The first result is the standing Kazakhstani record.

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd 400 m 45.52
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.16
1986 Goodwill Games Moscow, Soviet Union 5th 400 m 45.67
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.25
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany 11th (sf) 400 m 46.01
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.47
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 15th (sf) 400 m 45.73
7th (sf) 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.611

1Did not finish in the final

References
  1. 1983 Year List
  2. Aleksandr Kurochkin at World Athletics
  3. All-Athletics profile


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