| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1961-07-23)23 July 1961 (age 64) |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
Aleksandr Kurochkin (Cyrillic: Александр Курочкин; born 23 July 1961) is a retiredKazakhstanisprinter specialising in the400 metres who competed for theSoviet Union.[2] He took part at the1987 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, he won the bronze medal at the1984 Friendship Games which were a competition for countries boycotting the1984 Summer Olympics. He also won several medals with the Soviet4 × 400 metres relay.
His personal bests in the event are 45.52 outdoors (Moscow 1984) and 47.86 seconds indoors (Moscow 1986).[3] The first result is the standingKazakhstani record.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the Soviet Union | |||||
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | 400 m | 45.52 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.16 | |||
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th | 400 m | 45.67 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.25 | |||
| European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 46.01 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.47 | |||
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 45.73 |
| 7th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.611 | |||
1Did not finish in the final
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