Aleksandr Potashov (Belarusian: Аляксандар Паташоў, Russian: Александр Поташёв; born 12 March 1962) is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Belarus. He won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1991 World Championships. Potashov and his teammate Andrey Perlov attempted to cross the goal line simultaneously, resulting in a shared gold medal, but the officials declared Potashov the winner by 0.01 second.
Potashov finished fourth at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and was disqualified at the 1992 Olympics. His personal best time is 3:40:02, achieved in May 1990.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  Soviet Union
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| 1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 7th | 50 km | 3:46:28 |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 4th | 50 km | 3:41:00 |
| 1989 | World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 5th | 50 km | 3:48:02 |
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | — | 50 km | DSQ |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 50 km | 3:53:09 |
Representing  Unified Team
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | 50 km | DSQ |
Representing  Belarus
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| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | — | 50 km | DSQ |
References
- Aleksandr Potashov at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Potashov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
| World champions in men's 35 km and 50 km race walk | |
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| 35 km |
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