Introduction
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menkov (Russian: Александр Александрович Меньков, born 7 December 1990 in Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai) is a Russian athlete who competes in the long jump.
Menkov set a personal best of 8.16 metres in Kemerovo in June 2009. He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2009 World Championships without qualifying for the final. With his season opener, at the Siberian regional championships in January 2011, he improved his personal best by one centimetre to 8.17 metres. At the season's highlight, the 2011 World Championships, he placed 6th.
Menkov won gold at the 2013 World Championships with a new Russian national record of 8.56 metres. He became 6th at the 2015 World Championships.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Russia
| ||||
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 1st | 7.98 m |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 32nd (q) | 7.72 m | |
| 2011 | European Team Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 8.20 m |
| European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 8.08 m | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | 8.19 m | |
| DécaNation | Nice, France | 1st | 8.20 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | 8.22 m |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 11th | 7.78 m | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | 8.31 m |
| Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 2nd | 8.42 m | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 8.56 m | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 5th | 8.08 m |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 13th (q) | 7.78 m | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 6th | 8.02 m |
| Competing as neutral | ||||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 8.27 m |