Aleksandr Menkov
Russian long jumper (born 1990)
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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.
Career
Menkov 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
| 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 |
