Leonid Voloshin
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Leonid Anatolyevich•Voloshin |
| Used name | Leonid•Voloshin |
| Original name | Леонид Анатольевич•Волошин |
| Born | 30 March 1966 in Vladikavkaz, Respublika Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya (RUS) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 74 kg |
| Affiliations | Dynamo Krasnodar, Krasnodar (RUS) |
| NOC |  Soviet Union  Unified Team |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
Biography
Leonid Voloshin was a triple and long jumper who competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, just missing a medal at Barcelona when he finished fourth in the triple jump. He was a two-time medalist in the triple jump at the World Championships, with silvers in 1991 and 1993. Voloshin won the 1990 European Championships in the triple jump, won the European indoors in 1992 and 1994, and took silver at the 1991 World Indoor Championships. In 1994 he set a world indoor best in the triple jump with 17.77.
Personal Bests: LJ – 8.46 (1988); TJ – 17.77i (1994).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Athletics | URS |
RUS |
Leonid Voloshin | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Soviet Union | ||||||
| Long Jump, Men (Olympic) | 8 | ||||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics | EUN |
RUS |
Leonid Voloshin | |||
| Triple Jump, Men (Olympic) | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (1–0–0 1990 Split gold: triple jump (competed for the Soviet Union))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (2–0–0 1992 Genova gold: triple jump (competed for the Unified Team); 1994 Paris gold: triple jump (competed for Russia))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (0–2–0 1991 Tokyo silver: triple jump (competed for the Soviet Union); 1993 Stuttgart silver: triple jump (competed for Russia))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships (0–1–0 1991 Sevilla silver: triple jump (competed for the Soviet Union))