Leonid Voloshin
Leonid Voloshin (Russian: Леонид Волошин; born March 30, 1966 in Ordzhonikidze) is a retired triple jumper from Russia. He won the European Championships in 1990 as well as two European Indoor titles. He also won two World Championship silvers, in 1991 and 1993. In Tokyo 1991 he achieved a personal best jump of 17.75 metres, which puts him 18th in the all-time performers list.
In long jump he is ranked 22nd with a personal best jump of 8.46 metres (Russia national record). He switched to triple jump in 1990.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | ||||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | Long jump |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 17.75 PB | |
Representing the Unified Team | ||||
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 1st | |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | ||
Representing Russia | ||||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st |
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Russian triple jumpers
- Russian long jumpers
- Soviet long jumpers
- Soviet triple jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Olympic athletes of the Unified Team
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- People from Vladikavkaz
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