Aleksandr Kharlov
- Born
- Mar 18, 1958 (68 years old)
- Birthplace
- Tashkent, Tashkent Khanate
- Events
- 400 m hurdles
- Height
- 1.94 m
- Weight
- 80 kg
Aleksandr Kharlov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ха́рлов; born 18 March 1958) is a retired hurdler from the Soviet Union, best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in the men's 400 m hurdles.
Kharlov competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semifinals of the men's 400 m hurdles.
He set his personal best (48.78 seconds) on 20 June 1983, at the Soviet Spartakiad, winning his only Soviet championship title; as of 2015, this time remains the Uzbekistani national record. Later that summer, he won gold at the Universiade in Edmonton, running 49.41 and defeating Senegal's Amadou Dia Ba by half a second. At the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki in August 1983 Kharlov won the bronze medal in 49.03; running in lane one, Kharlov was among the tail-enders for much of the race but finished fast, edging out Sweden's Sven Nylander (who also started slow) by 0.03 seconds.
As of Nov 6, 2026: 400 m hurdles 48.78 (#251 all-time), 1989 season best 50.80 (Jul 21, 1989, Gorkiy (URS)) · World Championships: 1 bronze · National record (400 m hurdles) · 68 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 400mH | 50.80 | – | Jul 21, 1989 | Gorkiy (URS) |
| 1988 | 400mH | 49.80 | – | Jul 6, 1988 | Tallin |
| 1987 | 400mH | 49.65 | – | Jul 18, 1987 | Bryansk (URS) |
| 1986 | 400mH | 49.68 | – | Jul 27, 1986 | Kiev (URS) |
| 1985 | 400mH | 49.44 | – | Jun 9, 1985 | Moskva (URS) |
| 1984 | 400mH | 49.15 | – | Jul 20, 1984 | Moskva (URS) |
| 1983 | 400mH | 48.78 | – | Jun 20, 1983 | Moskva (URS) |
| 1983 | 4x400m | 3:05.20 | – | Jun 22, 1983 | Moskva (URS) |