Ruslan Samitov
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 Samitov in 2019 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia | ||
| Men's athletics | ||
| European Indoor Championships | ||
 | 2013 Gothenburg | Triple jump |
| Men's bobsleigh | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 2021 Winterberg | Four-man |
Ruslan Rustemovich Samitov (Russian: Руслан Рустемович Самитов; born 11 July 1991) is a Russian bobsleigh athlete and former track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump. His personal best is 17.30 metres. He was the runner-up at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
Samitov made his international debut at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he finished fourth.[1] He also cleared sixteen metres in the event for the first time that year. He improved to 16.51 m in 2010 and jumped 16.90 m the following year.[2]
At the regional Volga championships in 2011 he pushed himself into second in the Russian rankings behind Lyukman Adams by clearing 17.25 m.[3][4] He was chosen to compete at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, but did not progress beyond the qualifiers.[5] At the start of the 2013 season he jumped an indoor best of 17.06 m to win the Russian indoor title and he surprised with a new lifetime best of 17.30 m at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships to win the silver medal behind Daniele Greco.[6][7]
