Evgeniy Borisov (russian: Евгений Борисов; born March 7, 1984) is a Russian
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, ...
. He placed third at the
60 metres hurdles
60 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling which is generally run in indoor competitions. It is equivalent with the first 5 hurdles of a standard outdoor hurdle race. The current women's and men's world records are 7.68 seconds ( Susanna K ...
at the
2008 World Indoor Championships in
Valencia
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alongside
Staņislavs Olijars
Staņislavs Olijars (russian: Станисла́в Олия́р, born 22 March 1979 in Chelyabinsk, RSFSR, Soviet Union) is a retired Latvian athlete mainly competing in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the 2000 European indoor champion, and in 2002 ...
. His personal best in the 60 m hurdles came at the 2008 European Athletics Indoor Cup in
Moscow
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when he won the event in 7.44, breaking his previous best by 0.14 seconds. This put him 22nd on the all-time list.
His
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles, or 110-metre hurdles, is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is included in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metres hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hur ...
best is 13.55.
Competition record
See also
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List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (men)
This is the complete list of men's medalists at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Current program
60 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres
60 metres hurdles
4 × 400 metres relay
High jump
Pole vault
...
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Russian male hurdlers
Olympic athletes for Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russian Athletics Championships winners
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