Roman Smirnov (sprinter) explained

Roman Smirnov
Fullname:Russian: Роман Петрович Смирнов
Nationality:Russian
Sport:Running
Club:Russian Army, Moscow
Birth Date:2 September 1984
Birth Place:St. Petersburg
Height:183cm (72inches)
Weight:72kg (159lb)

Roman Petrovich Smirnov (born 2 September 1984) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovsky; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005 in Omsk.

He was born in Leningrad. He won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2002 World Junior Championships, the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.

International competitions

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Roman Smirnov (sprinter)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.

2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica11th (sf)100m10.55 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
18th (sf)200m21.74 (wind: -4.1 m/s)
2003European Junior ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2nd200 m20.86
UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea2nd4 × 100 m relay39.67
2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden16th (qf)4 × 100 m relay20.93
4th200 m39.29
2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan12th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.08
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China20th (qf)200 m20.62
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia1st4 × 100 m relay39.21
World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th (qf)200 m20.72
2010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (sf)60 m6.74
European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain - 4 × 100 m relayDQ
2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China - 4 × 100 m relayDQ
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia19th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.01