Dmitry Georgievich Dmitriev (russian: Дмитрий Георгиевич Дмитриев; born 3 March 1956) is a Russian male former long-distance runner who competed for the
Soviet Union
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European Athletics Championships
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in 1982, finishing eleventh. He was a 5000 m silver medallist at the
Friendship Games
The Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (russian: Дружба-84, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event
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in 1984 and 1983 European Cup. His highest global ranking was third in the 3000 metres in the 1984 season.
Born in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, he became involved in
athletics
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at a young age. He subsequently went on to study sport at the
Military Institute of Physical Culture
The Twice-Red Banner Military Institute of Physical Culture of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (russian: Военный дважды Краснознамённый институт физической культуры Министерства ...
. His first international success came at the
1975 European Athletics Junior Championships
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1500 metres
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1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
/5000 m double in 1980 before extending his 5000 m title to four consecutive victories. His winning time of 13:19.18 minutes in 1982 was the fastest ever recorded at the competition. On the national circuit, he was twice winner of the 5000 m at the Znamensky Memorial, placing first in 1982 and 1983.Dmitriy Dmitriyev Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
– 3:36.50 min (1984)
* 3000 metres – 7:42.05 min (19840
* 5000 metres – 13:17.37 min (1984)
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10,000 metres
The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ra ...