Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sidorov (russian: Николай Александрович Сидоров; born 23 November 1956) is a former

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who won the Soviet 100 metre championships on two occasions. He was then the winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m

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at the

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. At the

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, Sidorov was eliminated in the semifinal of the 200 m and ran the second leg in the gold medal-winning Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. At the 1982 European Championships, Sidorov was fifth in the 100 m and won the gold medal as a member of the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. He also participated in the first World Championships, where he was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m and won the bronze medal as a member of the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team.

International competitions

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* * 1956 births Living people Athletes from Moscow Russian male sprinters Soviet male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Friendship Games medalists in athletics Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub