User:The Cosmonaut/Sandbox
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| Native name | Андрей Васильевич Фомочкин | |||||||||||
| Full name | Andrey Vasilyevich Fomochkin | |||||||||||
| Born | May 24, 1963 Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Byelorussian SSR | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | 4 × 400 m relay, decathlon | |||||||||||
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Andrey Vasilyevich Fomochkin (Russian: Андрей Васильевич Фомочкин, Belarusian: Андрэй Васілевіч Фомачкін; born May 24, 1963) is a Belarusian retired athlete and sports official. He participated in the 1986 Soviet Spartakiad, winning a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay and a silver in the decathlon competitions.[1]
Early life[edit]
Andrey Fomochkin was born on May 24, 1963 in Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.[2] At a local sports school, Fomochkin, aged 16, came to prominence when he beat a 24-year-old Master of Sport of the USSR title holder in 110 metres hurdles.[3] As of September 2016, Fomockin remains the event's record holder for the city at 14.4 seconds. Fomochkin's coach, Anatoliy Lobanov, was transferred to Minsk, the capital of the Byelorussian SSR in 1979; Andrey followed him in 1981.
Sports career[edit]
Fomochkin is a graduate of Belarusian Institute for National Economy and Belarusian State University of Physical Training.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Shitikhin, Andrey (September 8, 2016). "Порвать на российский флаг. Кто на Паралимпиаде реально больной". Чемпионат (in Russian). Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ Osmolovskiy, Andrey (September 9, 2016). "Андрей Фомочкин - «Комсомолке»: Я родом из Советского Союза". Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ Polyakov, Alexey (September 8, 2016). "В Армавире 30 лет не могут побить рекорд Андрея Фомочкина по бегу с барьерами" (in Russian). LifeNews. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Андрей Фомочкин назначен директором РЦОП по легкой атлетике" (in Russian). Республиканский центр Олимпийской подготовки по лёгкой атлетике. October 31, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2016.