Aleksandr Borisovich Goremykin (; born 3 March 1971), also known as Aleksandr Sokolov (), is a Soviet-Russian former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. He competed at two editions of the World Championships in Athletics: first for the Soviet Union in 1991, where he placed eighth in the 200 m final and seventh in the 4 × 100 metres relay with the Soviet team, then at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics for Russia, where he ran in qualifying only individually and in the relay. He set his 200 m personal best at the 1991 championships, running 20.36 seconds in the quarter-finals.Aleksandr Sokolov. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
Goremykin won three senior international medals. He was a silver medallist in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1991 European Cup for the Soviet Union,1991 Men's 4 × 100 metres relay. Lista Anno. Retrieved 2020-12-28. the bronze medallist in the 200 m for the Commonwealth of Independent States team at the 1992 European Athletics Indoor Championships,European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-28. and the 200 m bronze medallist for Russia at the 1995 European Cup.European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18. He was a three-time national champion in the 200 m, winning at the 1991 Soviet Athletics Championships and in 1992 and 1995 at the Russian Athletics Championships.Russian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
As a junior athlete he set a championship record time of 20.47 seconds to win the 200 m at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics and also anchored a team including Sergejs Inšakovs, Konstantin Gromadskiy and Vitaliy Semyonov to the 4 × 100 metres relay silver medal behind the United States.
He is one of the current national record holders in 4 × 100 metres relay with 38.46 seconds, achieved at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split, Croatia.
He mostly competed under the name Goremykin prior to 1992 and as Sokolov thereafter.
Personal bests 100 metres – 10.30 seconds (1990) 200 metres – 20.36 seconds (1991)
International competitions Representing the 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada6th200 m21.12 (wind: +4.2 m/s)1990European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th4 × 100 m relay38.46World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria1st200 m20.47(wind: -0.5 m/s) 2nd4 × 100m relay39.581991European CupFrankfurt, Germany2nd4 × 100 m relay38.87World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8th200 m20.787th4 × 100 m relay38.68Representing the 1992European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 3rd200 m21.09Representing 1995European CupVilleneuve-d'Ascq, France3rd200 m20.64World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Swedenqual.200 m21.176th (semis)4 × 100 m relay38.78
National titles Soviet Athletics Championships 200 m: 1991Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-28. CIS Indoor Athletics Championships 200 m: 1992 Russian Athletics Championships 200 m: 1992, 1995
See also List of 200 metres national champions (men)
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