Ruslan Samitov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Russian bobsledder and former triple jumper
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Place of Birth: Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
About Ruslan Samitov
- Ruslan Rustemovich Samitov (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ???????; born 11 July 1991) is a Russian track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump.
- His personal best is 17.30 metres.
- He was the runner-up at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Samitov made his international debut at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he finished fourth.
- He also cleared sixteen metres in the event for the first time that year.
- He improved to 16.51 m in 2010 and jumped 16.90 m the following year.At the regional Volga championships in 2011 he pushed himself into second in the Russian rankings behind Lyukman Adams by clearing 17.25 m.
- He was chosen to compete at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, but did not progress beyond the qualifiers.
- At the start of the 2013 season he jumped an indoor best of 17.06 m to win the Russian indoor title and he surprised with a new lifetime best of 17.30 m at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships to win the silver medal behind Daniele Greco.
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