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Pavel Sofin in 2018

Pavel Sofin (born 4 September 1981) is a Russian shot putter.

His personal best is 20.82 metres, achieved in September 2009 in Thessaloniki. He has 20.68 metres on the indoor track, achieved in March 2006 in Moscow.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Russia
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	6th	17.12 m
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	7th	18.26 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	20.33 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	27th (q)	18.66 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	18th (q)	19.02 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	30th (q)	19.02 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	8th	19.51 m
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	20.68 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	20.55 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	20.45 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	9th	19.62 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	9th (q)	19.95 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	20.42 m
2009	European Indoor Championships	Turin, Italy	16th (q)	18.79 m
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	9th	19.89 m

References

• Pavel Sofin at World Athletics