Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menkov (russian: Александр Александрович Меньков, born 7 December 1990 in

Minusinsk Minusinsk (russian: Минуси́нск; kjh, Минсуғ) is a historical town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Population: 44,500 (1973). Geography Minusinsk marks the center of the Minusinsk Hollow, one of the most important archaeologic ...

Krasnoyarsk Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai ( rus, Красноя́рский край, r=Krasnoyarskiy kray, p=krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), with its administrative center in the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Si ...

) is a Russian athlete who competes in the

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Career

Menkov set a personal best of 8.16 metres in Kemerovo in June 2009. He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2009 World Championships without qualifying for the final. At his season opener in January 2011, the Siberian regional championships, he improved his personal best by one centimetre to 8.17 metres.World leads for Menkov and Syreva in Omsk
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(2011-01-25). Retrieved on 2011-01-25. The highlight of this season was a 6th place at the 2011 World Championships. At the 2012 Olympic Games, he placed 11th. Menkov won gold at the 2013 World Championships with a new Russian national record of 8.56 metres.

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1990 births Living people People from Minusinsk Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk Krai Russian male long jumpers Olympic male long jumpers Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Authorised Neutral Athletes at the World Athletics Championships World Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners Diamond League winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub