Viktor Petrovich Kalinkin (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Виктор Петрович Калинкин; born 23 February 1960) is a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nation ...

former

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 ...

who specialised in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

. He represented his country at the 1983 World Championships. In addition he won the silver at the 1985 Summer Universiade.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

– 1:44.73 (Kiev 1984) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

– 2:19.21 (Tallinn 1985) *

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 ...

– 3:37.1 (Moscow 1984) Indoor *

600 metres The 600 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions. All-time top 25 *i = indoor performance *A = affected by altitude *h = h ...

– 1:16.83 (Moscow 1989) *

– 1:47.6 (Moscow 1991) *

– 2:19.89 (Moscow 1984) *

– 3:44.32 (Volgograd 1988)

References

All-Athletics profile
1960 births Living people People from Zemetchinsky District Russian male middle-distance runners Soviet male middle-distance runners Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Friendship Games medalists in athletics Sportspeople from Penza Oblast {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub