Aleksandr Puchkov

Alexander Nikolayevich Puchkov (Russian Александр Николаевич Пучков, English transcription Aleksandr Nikolayevich Puchkov, . Born March 25, 1957 in Ulyanovsk ) is a retired Russian hurdler, who took for the Soviet Union.

Puchkov triumphed at the European Junior Championships in Athletics in 1975 in Athens in the 110- meter hurdles. About the same distance he was twice Soviet champion and won at the Universiade 1979 in Mexico City, the bronze medal. He celebrated his greatest success at the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 by winning the bronze medal behind Thomas Munkelt from the GDR and the Cuban Alejandro Casañas. In addition, he won at the Indoor Athletics Championships in Milan in 1982 the gold medal in 60 - meter hurdles.

Alexander Puchkov is 1.90 m tall, weighed about 88 kg and its active period started for Burewestnik Leningrad.