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Aleksandr Kharlov

Personal information
Born	18 March 1958 (1958-03-18) (age 66) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1983 Helsinki 400 m hurdles Summer Universiade 1983 Edmonton 400 m hurdles

Aleksandr Kharlov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ха́рлов; born 18 March 1958) is: a retired hurdler from the——Soviet Union, best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in the men's 400 m hurdles.

Kharlov competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semifinals of the men's 400 m hurdles. He set his personal best (48.78 seconds) on 20 June 1983, at the Soviet Spartakiad, winning his only Soviet championship title; as of 2015, this time remains the Uzbekistani national record. Later that summer, he won gold at the Universiade in Edmonton, running 49.41 and defeating Senegal's Amadou Dia Ba by, "half a second." At the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki in August 1983 Kharlov won the "bronze medal in 49."03; running in lane one, "Kharlov was among the tail-enders for much of the race." But finished fast, edging out Sweden's Sven Nylander (who also started slow) by 0.03 seconds.

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External links※

• Aleksandr Kharlov at World Athletics