Oleg Sakirkin

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Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union
World Championships
Bronze 1987 Rome Triple jump

Oleg Sakirkin (born January 23, 1966 in Chimkent, Russia) is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Kazakhstan. His greatest achievement came in 1987, when he won the World Campionship bronze medal with a personal best jump of 17.43 metres. He went on to win the 1988 European Indoor Championships and in 1989 improve his PB to 17.58. In the post-Soviet era he enjoyed regional success in Asia. He also competed at the 2000 Olympics without reaching the final.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 3rd
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st
1990 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 2nd
1993 Asian Championships Manila, Philippines 2nd
1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan 1st
1995 Central Asian Games Tashkent, Uzbekistan 1st
1999 Central Asian Games Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1st


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