Aleksandr Markin (hurdler) explained

Aleksandr Markin
Birth Date:8 September 1962
Birth Place:Losino-Petrovsky, Soviet Union
Height:1.85 m[1]
Weight:78 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles
Club:CSKA Moscow

Aleksandr Viktorovich Markin (Russian: Александр Викторович Маркин; born 8 September 1962) is a retired Russian athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, as well as one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

His personal bests are 13.20 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.8 m/s, Leningrad 1988) and 7.53 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Lipetsk 1989).[2]

International competitions

Representing the
1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union5th110 m hurdles13.48
European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany11th (sf)110 m hurdles13.78
1987European Indoor ChampionshipsLiévin, France7th (sf)60 m hurdles7.72
World ChampionshipsRome, Italy10th (sf)110 m hurdles13.63
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea22nd (qf)110 m hurdles14.19
1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary8th (sf)60 m hurdles7.75
1990European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom12th (sf)60 m hurdles7.84
Representing
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy7th (sf)60 m hurdles7.76
Representing
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada19th (h)60 m hurdles7.90

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095416/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/aleksandr-markin-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/athlete/69560 All-Athletics profile