Mariya Sokova (russian: Мария Сокова; born 2 September 1970) is a
Russian-
Uzbekistani
triple jumper.
She originally represented
Russia. She finished fifth at the
1995 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best jump was 14.50 metres, achieved in June 1999 in
Moscow. She had 14.54 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 1995 in
Volgograd.
She later married
Uzbekistani triple jumper
Vasiliy Sokov Vasiliy Dmitryevich Sokov (russian: Василий Дмитриевич Соков; born 7 April 1968 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR) is a triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Russia.
He is best known for his two bronze medals at the European I ...
,
Vasiliy Sokov
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-12-20. and became an Uzbekistani citizen herself. She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships.
Both she and her husband represented Russia at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships
2015 World Masters Athletics Championships is the 21st in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships
that took place in Lyon, France from 4 to 16 August 2015.
This was the last odd year of the biennial Championships; beginnin ...
, where she won the silver medal in the W40 division.
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1970 births
Living people
Uzbekistani people of Russian descent
Russian female triple jumpers
Uzbekistani female triple jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan
Russian emigrants to Uzbekistan
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