Kirill Sosunov
Kirill Sosunov (Russian: Кирилл Олегович Сосунов; born November 1, 1975 in Ryazan) is a Russian long jumper. 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.
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: +1.0m/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