Dmitriy Sorokin | |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | Triple jump |
Birth Date: | 27 September 1992 |
Birth Place: | Khabarovsk, Russia |
Coach: | A. V. Tsyplakov R. M. Lupatov |
Dmitriy Andreyevich Sorokin (Дмитрий Андреевич Сорокин; born 27 September 1992 in Khabarovsk) is a Russian athlete specialising in the triple jump. He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships finishing seventh. In addition, he won the gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.
His personal bests in the event are 17.29 metres outdoors (+0.2 m/s, Gwangju 2015) and 16.94 metres indoors (Moscow 2015).
In May 2011 Sorokin tested positive for the stimulant Carphedon and was subsequently handed a 2-year ban from sports.[1] [2] The ban ended 26 May 2013.[2]
Representing | ||||||
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2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 13th (q) | Triple jump | 14.73 m | |
2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 6th | Triple jump | 16.65 m | |
Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.29 m | |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 7th | Triple jump | 16.99 m | ||
Military World Games | Mungyeong, South Korea | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Triple jump | 17.01 m | |
Competing as | ||||||
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (q) | Triple jump | 16.86 m |