Aleksandr Nikolayevich Puchkov (russian: Александр Николаевич Пучков; born 25 March 1957 in

Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Population: The city, founded as Simbirsk (), was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born ...

) is a retired male

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

and Olympic bronze medallist, who competed for the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

during his career.

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* 1957 births Living people Soviet male hurdlers Russian male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Ulyanovsk {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub