Pavel Sofin (born 4 September 1981) is a Russian

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ter. His personal best is 20.82 metres, achieved in September 2009 in

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. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in

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International competitions

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* 1981 births Living people Russian male shot putters Olympic male shot putters Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Russian Athletics Championships winners 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub