Aleksandr Sorokin

Aleksandr Sorokin
Personal information
Full nameAleksandr Sorokin
NicknameSania
NationalityLithuanian
Born (1981-09-30) September 30, 1981 (age 43)
Years active2013–present[1]
Weight72 kg (159 lb) (2021)
100 kg (220 lb) (2012)
Sport
SportUltramarathon
Event(s)50 [fr] and 100 kilometres [fr],
100 miles (161 km) [fr],
12 and 24 hour runs
ClubCosma (Vilnius, 2022–)
Coached bySebastian Białobrzeski
Medal record
Men's Ultramarathon (partial list)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 IAU 24 Hour World Championship Individual
Gold medal – first place 2023 IAU 24 Hour World Championship Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 IAU 24 Hour World Championship Individual
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 IAU 24 Hour European Championship Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2018 IAU 24 Hour European Championship Individual
Ultramarathons
Gold medal – first place 2017 Spartathlon 246 km

Aleksandr “Sania” Sorokin (born 30 September 1981)[2][3] is a Lithuanian long-distance runner who holds multiple world and European records. As of May 2023, he held seven world records on the track and road: 100 km (road), 100 miles (road), 100 miles (track), 6-hour run (track), 12-hour run (track), 12-hour run (road), 24-hour run (road). Sorokin won the IAU 24 Hour World Championship in 2019, IAU European 24 Hour Championships in 2022 and the Spartathlon in 2017.

He holds the world record for the greatest distances in 24 hours [319.6 kilometres (198.6 miles)],[1] in 12 hours [177.4 kilometres (110.2 miles)],[4] and achieved the fastest time for 100 miles (10 hours, 51 minutes, 39 seconds), in some cases having broken his own earlier records in subsequent runs.

  1. ^ a b Milne, Keeley (2022-09-18). "Aleksandr Sorokin shatters his own 24-hour record". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ^ Sorokin, Aleksandr & Spartathlon.gr Staff (2018). "Sorokin Aleksandr". Spartathlon.gr. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics profile – Sorokin Aleksandr". statistik.d-u-v.org. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. ^ Dickinson, Marley (10 January 2022). "How Does Aleksandr Sorokin Train for 100-Mile World Records?". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2022.