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Aleksandr Menkov

Aleksandr Menkov, Russian long jumper

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Born
December 7, 1990
Age in 2026
36
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1990

About Aleksandr Menkov

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 won gold at the 2013 World Championships with a new Russian national record of 8.56 metres. He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2009 World Championships without qualifying for the final. Menkov set a personal best of 8.16 metres in Kemerovo in June 2009.

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Aleksandr Menkov timeline

  1. He won the gold medal at the 2009 European Junior Championships, and competed at the 2009 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
  2. Menkov set a personal best of 8.16 metres in Kemerovo in June 2009.
  3. Menkov won gold at the 2013 World Championships with a new Russian national record of 8.56 metres.

The world when Aleksandr Menkov was born

Aleksandr Menkov was born in 1990. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1990

  • #1 song"Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
  • Top movieDances with Wolves
  • Top TV showRoseanne
  • Best-selling bookJurassic Park – Michael Crichton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBuster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in biggest upset ever
  • Top headlineNelson Mandela freed after 27 years
  • Technology milestoneHubble Space Telescope launched
  • Defining fadNinja Turtles mania
  • Notable inventionWorld Wide Web goes public
  • World population5.28 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
  • U.S. population249.6M

1990 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Aleksandr Menkov's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19902026
Gas$1.16$3.45/gal
Average home$95,500$435,000
Average income$35,353$67,500
Minimum wage$3.80$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.23$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population249.6M341 million

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