 Kosenkow at the 2010 European Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 March 1977 Tokmok, Kyrgyz SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 4 × 100 m relay |
Alexander Kosenkow (Russian : Александр Косенков; born 14 March 1977) is a German sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. [1] [2] He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid.
Kosenkow was born in Tokmok, Kirghiz SSR, but represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. [2]
In 1991, Alexander Kosenkow, whose mother is a Kyrgyz-German, came to Germany as an emigrant and found a new home in Neuenkirchen-Vörden.
He competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Till Helmke and Martin Keller. In their qualification heat they placed third behind Jamaica and Canada, but in front of China. Their time of 38.93 was the sixth fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.58 seconds, which was the fifth time. [1]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Germany | |||||
| 1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.29 |
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.45 |
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 10.60 (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.69 | |||
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.88 |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.48 (SB) |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.44 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.15 |
