Oleksandr Kusyn
Oleksandr Kusin ( Ukrainian Олександр Кузин , English transcription Oleksandr Kuzin ; born October 21, 1974 ) is a Ukrainian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon .
In 2000 he set a course record of 2:15:39 at the Baden Marathon , which lasted until 2006.
In 2005 he set a personal best as fourth in the Venice Marathon with 2:10:54 and improved this mark to 2:10:09 in the Rome Marathon 2006.
In 2007 he ran the Linz Marathon with 2:07:33, the fastest time that has ever been achieved on Austrian soil up to that point, and only just missed the Ukrainian record of Dmytro Baranowskyj . The current record was set at the Vienna City Marathon in 2014 by Getu Feleke ( ETH ) with a time of 2:05:41.
Kusin is a police officer by profession. He is married to Tetjana Hladyr , who with a best time of 2:25:44 is also one of the world's best marathon runners.
Web links
- Oleksandr Kuzin in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr (French)
- The marathon man , article in the Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , April 16, 2007
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| SURNAME | Cousin, Olexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cousin, Oleksander; Кузин, Олександр; Cousin, Oleksandr |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ukrainian marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1974 |