Aleksandr Kostin (athlete)

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Aleksandr Kostin
Personal information
Born (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 27)
Biysk, Russia
Sport
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T12
Event(s) long-distance running
ClubAltai State Pedagogical University
Coached bySergey Manuylov
Aleksei Lashmanov
Medal record
Para-athletics
Representing Paralympic flag.svg  RPC
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 5000 m T13
Representing Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Dubai 5000 m T13
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Bydgoszcz 5000 m T13
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Grosseto 1500 m T13

Aleksandr Kostin (born 4 July 1995) is a Russian Paralympic athlete specializing in long-distance running. He represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]

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Career

Kostin represented Russian Paralympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's 5000 metres T13 event and won a bronze medal. [2]

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References

  1. "Aleksandr Kostin". paralympic.org. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. "Aleksandr Iaremchuk". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.