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'''Aleksandr Kharlov''' ({{lang-ru|Алекса́ндр Ха́рлов}}; born March 18, 1958) is a retired [[hurdling|hurdler]] from the [[Soviet Union]], best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983 World Championships]] in the men's [[400 m hurdles]]. |
'''Aleksandr Kharlov''' ({{lang-ru|Алекса́ндр Ха́рлов}}; born March 18, 1958) is a retired [[hurdling|hurdler]] from the [[Soviet Union]], best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983 World Championships]] in the men's [[400 m hurdles]]. |
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Kharlov competed at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]], where he was eliminated in the semifinals of the [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|men's 400 m hurdles]].<ref name="sr"/> He set his personal best (48.78 seconds) on June 20, 1983, at the [[Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR|Soviet Spartakiad]], winning his only Soviet championship title;<ref>{{cite |
Kharlov competed at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]], where he was eliminated in the semifinals of the [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|men's 400 m hurdles]].<ref name="sr"/> He set his personal best (48.78 seconds) on June 20, 1983, at the [[Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR|Soviet Spartakiad]], winning his only Soviet championship title;<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/urs.htm |title=Soviet Championships |magazine=[[Athletics Weekly]] |accessdate=March 17, 2015}}</ref> {{as of|2015|lc=y}}, this time remains the [[Uzbekistani records in athletics|Uzbekistani national record]].<ref name="but">{{Cite book |author1=Butler, Mark |author2=IAAF Media & Public Relations Department |publisher=International Association of Athletics Federations |title=IAAF Statistics Handbook Moscow 2013 |year=2013}}</ref> Later that summer, he won gold at the [[Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] in [[Edmonton]], running 49.41 and defeating Senegal's [[Amadou Dia Ba]] by half a second.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgm.htm |title=World Student Games (Men) |accessdate=March 17, 2015 |magazine=Athletics Weekly}}</ref> At the inaugural [[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles|World Championships]] in [[Helsinki]] in August 1983 Kharlov won the bronze medal in 49.03; running in lane one, Kharlov was among the tail-enders for much of the race but finished fast, edging out Sweden's [[Sven Nylander]] (who also started slow) by 0.03 seconds.<ref>{{cite book |language=Finnish |isbn=951-9465-05-7 |author=Pekola, Tapio |publisher=Juoksija |title=Yleisurheilun MM-kisakirja Helsinki '83 |year=1983|display-authors=etal}}</ref> |
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Born | March 18, 1958 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union[1] | (age 66)||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleksandr Kharlov (Template:Lang-ru; born March 18, 1958) is a retired hurdler from the Soviet Union, best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in the men's 400 m hurdles.
Kharlov competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semifinals of the men's 400 m hurdles.[1] He set his personal best (48.78 seconds) on June 20, 1983, at the Soviet Spartakiad, winning his only Soviet championship title;[2] as of 2015[update], this time remains the Uzbekistani national record.[3] Later that summer, he won gold at the Universiade in Edmonton, running 49.41 and defeating Senegal's Amadou Dia Ba by half a second.[4] At the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki in August 1983 Kharlov won the bronze medal in 49.03; running in lane one, Kharlov was among the tail-enders for much of the race but finished fast, edging out Sweden's Sven Nylander (who also started slow) by 0.03 seconds.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Aleksandr Kharlov Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Soviet Championships". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Butler, Mark; IAAF Media & Public Relations Department (2013). IAAF Statistics Handbook Moscow 2013. International Association of Athletics Federations.
- ^ "World Student Games (Men)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ Pekola, Tapio; et al. (1983). Yleisurheilun MM-kisakirja Helsinki '83 (in Finnish). Juoksija. ISBN 951-9465-05-7.
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Uzbekistani male hurdlers
- Soviet male hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Sportspeople from Tashkent
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the Soviet Union
- Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union