Aleksandr Sorokin

Aleksandr Sorokin, called Sania, born 30 September 1981, is a Lithuanian long-distance runner who holds multiple world and European records. As of May 2023 he held seven world records on the track and road, among them the 100 km and 100 miles on the road, the 100 miles on the track, and the 12-hour and 24-hour runs, including 319.6 kilometres in 24 hours. He kayaked and canoed for Lithuanian teams until a shoulder injury, began running in 2013 at the age of 31 to lose weight, and ran his first 100 kilometres that year. He won the Spartathlon in 2017, the IAU 24 Hour World Championship in 2019 and the IAU European 24 Hour Championships in 2022, and ran the 100 miles in 11:14:56 in April 2021.