Aleksandr Yevgenyev

Alexander Anatoljevich Jewgenjew (Russian Александр Анатольевич Евгеньев, English transcription Aleksandr Yevgenyev, . Born July 20, 1961) is a former Russian sprinter who was starting for the Soviet Union, particularly in the 200 -meter run and a successful relay runner in the 1980s.

Jewgenjew each hall was European champion in 200 -meter run in 1983 in Budapest and in 1984 in Gothenburg. At the European Indoor Championships in 1985 in Piraeus and 1986 in Madrid, he won over the same distance bronze and silver. In addition, he won the 200 - meter race at the IAAF World Indoor Games in Paris in 1985.

His first international outdoor medal won Jewgenjew at the European Athletics Championships 1986 in Stuttgart. As first runner in the 4 x 100 - meter relay to Nikolai Juschmanow, Vladimir Murawjow and Viktor Bryshin he celebrated winning the title ahead of the teams from East Germany and the UK. In the 200 - meter race, he finished sixth.

At the World Athletics Championships 1987 in Rome, together with Viktor Bryshin, Vladimir and Vladimir Krylov Murawjow won Jewgenjew, used again as first runner in the relay, the silver medal behind the U.S. and ahead of the Jamaican team. In the 100 -meter run, he reached the semi-final round.