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Asgabat

Ashgabat or formerly Poltoratsk between 1919–1927) is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan, a country in Central Asia. It has a population of 695,300 , 2009 estimates around 1 million people in Ashgabat, and is situated between the Kara Kum desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range...

, Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan

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) is a retired male long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er from Russia

Russia

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.

He originally represented Tajikistan

Tajikistan

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. He competed at the 1993 World Championships

1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long Jump

These are the official results of the Men's Long Jump event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 45 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday August 20, 1993.-Medalists:...

, the 1995 World Indoor Championships

1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from 10 March to 12 March 1995. There were a total number of 602 participating athletes from 130 countries.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...

, the 1995 World Championships

1995 World Championships in Athletics

The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations....

 and the 1996 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump

These are the official results of the men's long jump athletics event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 54 competitors, with one non-starter.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:...

 without reaching the final.

For Russia he finished twelfth at the 2000 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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, seventh at the 2001 World Indoor Championships

2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, Portugal from March 9 to March 11 2001. It was the first time the Championships had been held in Portugal...

 and eighth at the 2002 European Championships

2002 European Championships in Athletics

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. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump

-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 8.15 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:DNS — Did Not StartNM — No Mark...

 without reaching the final.

His personal best jump is 8.25 metres, achieved in June 2000 in St. Petersburg.