Oleksiy Pozdnyakov ( uk, Олексій Олександрович Поздняков; born 1 April 1995 in

Pryluky Pryluky ( uk, Прилу́ки ) is a city and municipality located on the Udai River in Chernihiv Oblast, north-central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Pryluky Raion (district). Located nearby is the Pryluky air base, a ma ...

, Ukraine) is a male

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athlete specialising in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

and 400 metres. He won two gold medals at the

2019 European Games , translation: Time for bright victories! , nations participating = 50 , athletes participating = 4,082 , events = 200 in 15 sports , opening ceremony = 21 June , closing ceremony = 30 June , officially opened ...

.Oleksiy Pozdnyakov won gold of the European Games as a member of the relay team
Donetsk Regional State Administration, 25 June 2019 (in Ukrainian). He competed at the 2019 World Championships, 2018 European Championships, 2019 European Games, three (2014, 2017, 2019)

European Athletics Team Championships The European Athletics Team Championships (European Team Championships until 2013), is an international athletics competition organised by European Athletics, between different countries of Europe, over 4 leagues. It replaced in 2009 the former a ...

, and

2019 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 118 , Athletes participating = 5,971 , Events = 220 , Sports = 18 , Opening ceremony = 3 July , Closing ceremony = 14 July , Officially opened by = President Se ...

International competitions

Personal bests

As of July 17, 2022. Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.90 (Kropyvnytskiy 2019) *

– 21.05 (Lutsk 2018) * 300 metres – 33.93 (Pärnu 2018) * 400 metres – 46.42 (Kropyvnytskiy 2018) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

– 7.01 (Sumy 2019) *

– 21.71 (Sumy 2020) * 400 metres – 47.65 (Sumy 2019) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

– 6.58 (Sumy 2017)

References

1995 births Living people People from Pryluky Ukrainian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in athletics European Games gold medalists for Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub