Boris Tokarev (russian: Борис Токарев; May 16, 1927 – December 17, 2002) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres. He trained in Leningrad and later in Moscow at the Armed Forces (sports society), Armed Forces sports society.

Biography

He competed for the Soviet Union, USSR in the Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Levan Kalyayev, Levan Sanadze and Vladimir Sukharev. At the Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia Boris teamed up with Vladimir Sukharyev again ran in the 4 x 100 metres relay with a new team of Leonid Bartenev and Yuriy Konovalov (athlete), Yuriy Konovalov who again managed to finish second. He also managed a fifth place over 200 metres in Melbourne.

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* 1927 births 2002 deaths Russian male sprinters Soviet male sprinters Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Armed Forces (sports society) sportspeople European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub