Vasiliy Sokov

Vasiliy Dmitryevich Sokov (Russian: Василий Дмитриевич Соков; born 7 April 1968 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR) is a triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Russia.

He is best known for his two bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17.59 metres, achieved in June 1993 in Moscow. His wife, Mariya Sokova, is also an athlete. Sokov represented Uzbekistan at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.

Anti-doping rule violation

Sokov received a three months doping ban for the use of ephedrine in 1995.

He has continued to jump, winning the bronze medal in a Russian sweep of the M45 division at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships. His wife did one place better in the W40 division.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Soviet Union
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th	Triple jump	17.28 m
Representing  Unified Team
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	3rd	Triple jump	17.01 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th	Triple jump	16.86 m
Representing Russia
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	Triple jump	17.31 m
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	Triple jump	16.97 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	16th	Triple jump	16.68 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	5th	Triple jump	17.16 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	12th	Triple jump	16.53 m

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References

• Vasiliy Sokov at World Athletics
• sports-reference