Anton Kokorin
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| Full name | Anton Sergeyevich Kokorin | ||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1987 | ||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | ||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | 4 × 400m Relay | ||||||||
Medal record
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Anton Sergeyevich Kokorin (Russian: Антон Серге́евич Кокорин) (born April 5, 1987 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a Russian sprint athlete. Anton was part of the team that finished third in Men's 4x400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but the team was disqualified after team mate Denis Alekseyev tested positive for doping.[1]
Kokorin competed for the South Plains Texans track and field team in the NJCAA and the Arkansas Razorbacks track and field team in the NCAA after winning his Olympic medal.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". IOC. 13 September 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ "Anton Kokorin". spctexans.com.
- ↑ "Razorbacks win 41st national championship". wholehogsports.com.
External links
European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay | |
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† denotes athletes who took part in heats only |
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Russian men sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Russia
- Athletes from Tashkent
- Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- South Plains Texans track and field athletes
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's track and field athletes
- Olympic men sprinters
- Russian sprinter stubs