Sergey Pakura

Sergey Pakura (Russian: Серге́й Пакура; born May 3, 1983) is a Kyrgyzstani middle-distance runner.^[1] Pakura represented Kyrgyzstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 800 metres. He ran in the seventh heat, against six other athletes including American middle-distance runner Andrew Wheating, and Robert Lathouwers of the Netherlands. He finished the race in last place by two seconds behind Jamaica's Aldwyn Sappleton, with a time of 1:50.54. Pakura, however, failed to advance into the semi-finals, as he placed fifty-second overall, and was ranked farther below two mandatory slots for the next round.^[2]

Sergey Pakura

Personal information
Nationality	Kyrgyzstan
Born	(1983-05-03) 3 May 1983 (age 41)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 1:46.98 (2008) 1500 m: 3:47.91 (2008)

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	22nd (h)	1500 m	3:50.86 (iNR)
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	9th	1500 m	3:48.83
2008	Asian Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	1500 m	3:57.63
	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	27th (h)	1500 m	3:57.28
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	52nd (h)	800 m	1:50.54
2009	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	16th (h)	1500 m	3:55.13
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	7th	1500 m	4:05.74
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	6th (h)	800 m	1:51.25
			11th	1500 m	3:52.66

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Pakura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
2. "Men's 800m Round 1 – Heat 7". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.

External links

• Sergey Pakura at World Athletics
• Sergey Pakura at Olympics.com
• Sergey Pakura at Olympedia
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile