Vladimir Vladimirovich Kaminsky (russian: Владимир Владимирович Каминский; born 18 April 1950) is a retired Soviet cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the 100 km team time trial at the

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and

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and finished second at the world championships in 1974, 1975 and 1978. He won a national title before the 1980 Olympics, but was not selected because of age. After retirement he defended a PhD in cycling and worked with the Soviet national team. He later taught at the

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and worked as a cycling coach. Between 1996 and 1999 he headed the national team of Belarus. His two elder brothers, Leonid and Anatoly, are also retired cyclists.

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1950 births Living people Olympic cyclists of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in cycling Soviet male cyclists Cyclists from Minsk UCI Road World Champions (elite men) Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub