Pavel Kuzmich Yakovlev (russian: Павел Кузьмич Яковлев) was a
Soviet
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Olympic
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Sports
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** Summer Olympic Games
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middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
. He represented his country in the
men's 1500 meters at the
1980 Summer Olympics. His time was a 3:44.19 in the first heat.
Pavel Yakovlev at Sports Reference
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References
1958 births
Living people
Soviet male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
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