| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Russian:Роман Петрович Смирнов |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | (1984-09-02)September 2, 1984 (age 40) St. Petersburg |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Club | Russian Army, Moscow |
Roman Petrovich Smirnov (born 2 September 1984) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 inChania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the100 metres, achieved in June 2008 inZhukovsky; and 6.74 seconds in the60 metres, achieved in December 2005 inOmsk.[1]
He was born inLeningrad. He won the silver medal at the2003 European Junior Championships, and competed at the2002 World Junior Championships, the2006 European Championships and the2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.[1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston,Jamaica | 11th (sf) | 100m | 10.55(wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| 18th (sf) | 200m | 21.74(wind: -4.1 m/s) | |||
| 2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 200 m | 20.86 |
| Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.67 | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 16th (qf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 20.93 |
| 4th | 200 m | 39.29 | |||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 20th (qf) | 200 m | 20.62 |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.21 |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (qf) | 200 m | 20.72 | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th (sf) | 60 m | 6.74 |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 19th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.01 |
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