Kirill Sosunov




Kirill Olegovich Sosunov (Russian: Кири́лл Оле́гович Сосуно́в; born 1 November 1975 in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper and bobsledder. He is the 1998 European champion, and that year he also set his personal best jump with 8.38 metres. The previous year he had won World Championships medals both indoor and outdoor.
He switched to bobsled in 2005.
Sosunov is married to high jumper Olga Kaliturina.



Competition record















































































































Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing  Russia
1994

World Junior Championships

Lisbon, Portugal
28th (q)
Long jump

7.12 m (wind: +1.1 m/s)
1995

World Championships

Gothenburg, Sweden

Long jump

NM

Universiade

Fukuoka, Japan
1st
Long jump

8.21 m
1996

European Indoor Championships

Stockholm, Sweden
7th
Long jump

7.87 m
1997

World Indoor Championships

Paris, France
2nd
Long jump

8.41 m

European U23 Championships

Turku, Finland
2nd
Long jump

8.30 m (wind: +1.0 m/s)

World Championships

Athens, Greece
3rd
Long jump

8.18 m
1998

Goodwill Games

Uniondale, United States
7th
Long jump

7.30 m

European Championships

Budapest, Hungary
1st
Long jump

8.28 m
2000

Olympic Games

Sydney, Australia
16th (q)
Long jump

7.97 m
2002

European Indoor Championships

Vienna, Austria
5th
Long jump

8.02 m
2004

World Indoor Championships

Budapest, Hungary
7th
Long jump

8.16 m

Olympic Games

Athens, Greece
16th (q)
Long jump

7.94 m


References




  • Kirill Sosunov at IAAF


  • Kirill Sosunov at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation





















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