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.
 Menkov at the 2013 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 1990 Minusinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Russia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 8.56 m NR (Moscow 2013) |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 15 August 2012 | |
Career
editMenkov 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
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ Menkov Aleksandr. Russian Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-01-25.
- ^ Aleksandr Menkov at World Athletics
- ^ 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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