Vitaly Medvedev (russian: Виталий Медведев; born 6 January 1977) is a retired sprinter from Kazakhstan. He competed at the 1996 and 2000
Olympics
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in the 100 m, but failed to reach the finals. His personal best is 10.13 s (1999).
[ In 2004 he graduated from the ]University of Texas at El Paso
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with a degree in philosophy
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Almaty Region
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani male sprinters
World Athletics Championships athletes for Kazakhstan
Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani people of Russian descent
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