Roman Smirnov (athlete)
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Roman Petrovich Smirnov (born 2 September 1984) is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovsky; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005 in Omsk.
He was born in Leningrad. He won the silver medal at the 2003 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2002 World Junior Championships, the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
Major competitions record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Russia | |||||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 11th (sf) | 100m | 10.55 (wind: +1.4 m/s) |
| 18th (sf) | 200m | 21.74 (wind: -4.1 m/s) | |||
| 2003 | European Junior Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 200 m | 20.86 |
| Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.67 | |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 16th (qf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 20.93 |
| 4th | 200 m | 39.29 | |||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 12th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 20th (qf) | 200 m | 20.62 |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.21 |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th (qf) | 200 m | 20.72 | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 19th (sf) | 60 m | 6.74 |
| European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 19th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.01 |