Vasiliy Sokov

Vasiliy Dmitryevich Sokov ({{langx|ru|Василий Дмитриевич Соков}}; born 7 April 1968 in Dushanbe, Tajik SSR) is a triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Russia.

He is best known for his two bronze medals at the European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 17.59 metres, achieved in June 1993 in Moscow. His wife, Mariya Sokova, is also an athlete. Sokov represented Uzbekistan at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.

Anti-doping rule violation

Sokov received a three months doping ban for the use of ephedrine in 1995.IAAF: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121025143225/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete=8049/ Biography: Vasiliy SOKOV]

He has continued to jump, winning the bronze medal in a Russian sweep of the M45 division at the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships. His wife did one place better in the W40 division.

International competitions

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{URS}}
1991 \|World Championships \|Tokyo, Japan \|4th \|Triple jump \|17.28 m
colspan="6"\|Representing {{EUN}}
rowspan=2\|1992 \|European Indoor Championships \|Genoa, Italy \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Triple jump \|17.01 m
Olympic Games \|Barcelona, Spain \|align="center" \| 9th \|Triple jump \|16.86 m
colspan="6"\|Representing {{RUS}}
rowspan=2\|1994 \|European Indoor Championships \|Paris, France \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Triple jump \|17.31 m
European Championships \|Helsinki, Finland \|4th \|Triple jump \|16.97 m
1996 \|Olympic Games \|Atlanta, United States \|16th \|Triple jump \|16.68 m
1998 \|European Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|5th \|Triple jump \|17.16 m
1999 \|World Championships \|Seville, Spain \|12th \|Triple jump \|16.53 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{URS}}

1991

|World Championships

|Tokyo, Japan

|4th

|Triple jump

|17.28 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{EUN}}

rowspan=2|1992

|European Indoor Championships

|Genoa, Italy

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Triple jump

|17.01 m

Olympic Games

|Barcelona, Spain

|align="center" | 9th

|Triple jump

|16.86 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{RUS}}

rowspan=2|1994

|European Indoor Championships

|Paris, France

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Triple jump

|17.31 m

European Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|4th

|Triple jump

|16.97 m

1996

|Olympic Games

|Atlanta, United States

|16th

|Triple jump

|16.68 m

1998

|European Championships

|Budapest, Hungary

|5th

|Triple jump

|17.16 m

1999

|World Championships

|Seville, Spain

|12th

|Triple jump

|16.53 m

References

{{World Athletics}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/vasily-sokov-1.html sports-reference]

Category:1968 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Dushanbe

Category:Soviet male triple jumpers

Category:Russian male long jumpers

Category:Russian male triple jumpers

Category:Uzbekistani male triple jumpers

Category:Olympic male triple jumpers

Category:Olympic athletes for the Unified Team

Category:Olympic athletes for Russia

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics