Konstantin Nikolayevich Grachev (russian: Константин Николаевич Грачёв; born 17 April 1927) is a retired

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n sprinter. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and

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in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m events, but failed to reach the finals. During his career Grachev won seven

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titles and one European title in the 400 m. After retiring from competitions he moved to Dnipropetrovsk,

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1927 births Living people Russian male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Soviet male sprinters Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub