Anton Sergeyevich Kokorin

Anton Sergejewitsch Kokorin medal table
sprinter
Russia Russia

Anton Sergejewitsch Kokorin ( Russian Антон Сергеевич Кокорин ; born April 5, 1987 in Tashkent , Soviet Union ) is a Russian athlete who specializes in the 400-meter run .

In 2006 he took part in the World Junior Athletics Championships in Beijing and reached the semi-finals in the 400-meter run. Over the same distance, he was 2007 Russian U23 champion and fourth at the U23 European Athletics Championships in Debrecen .

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing he won the bronze medal with the Russian 4 x 400 meter relay . With a time of 2: 58.06 min. the season achieved a Russian national record in this discipline. However, in 2016, the relay participant Denis Alexejew was proven doping during follow-up tests and the relay was subsequently disqualified .

Anton Kokorin is 1.84 m tall and has a competition weight of 78 kg.

Top performances

400 m (open air): 45.77 s, 10 September 2008, Rovereto
400 m (hall): 47.12 s, February 8, 2006, Moscow

Web links

Anton Sergejewitsch Kokorin in the database of World Athletics (English)
Anton Sergejewitsch Kokorin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

Individual evidence

^ IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. International Olympic Committee , September 13, 2016, accessed April 21, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kokorin, Anton Sergejewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Кокорин, Антон Сергеевич (Russian); Kokorin, Anton Sergeyevich (English)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Russian athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	April 5th 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tashkent , Soviet Union

[1] IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. International Olympic Committee , September 13, 2016, accessed April 21, 2018 .