Aleksandr Vasilyev (; born 26 July 1961) is a Belarusian former track and field hurdler who competed in the 400 metres hurdles for the Soviet Union. He set his lifetime best of 47.92 seconds for the event in Moscow in 1985.Aleksandr VASILYEV. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. This remains the Belarusian national record.Belarusian records. BFLA. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
Vasilyev established himself with a gold medal at the Friendship Games in 1984.Olympic Boycott Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. A slew of silver medals followed at the 1985 European Cup,European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. 1985 IAAF World Cup,IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. 1986 European Athletics Championships,European Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. and the 1986 Goodwill Games.Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
He won four consecutive national title at the Soviet Athletics Championships from 1985 to 1988.Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. He ranked as Europe's second best 400 m hurdler in 1984, 1985 and 1986, behind only Harald Schmid.European Top Performers. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18. His highest career global ranking was in 1985, when he was fourth on the world lists.Aleksandr Vasilyev. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
International competitions 1984Friendship GamesMoscow, Soviet Union1st400 m hurdles48.631985European CupMoscow, Soviet Union2nd400 m hurdles47.92World CupCanberra, Australia2nd400 m hurdles48.615th4 × 400 m relay3:03.171986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union2nd400 m hurdles48.24European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany2nd400 m hurdles48.761987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy — (semis)400 m hurdles
National titles Soviet Athletics Championships 400 m hurdles: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
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