Vladimir Valentinovich Krylov (russian: Влади́мир Валенти́нович Крыло́в) (born 26 February 1964) is a former

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. He was Soviet 100, 200 and 400 metres champion, and also Soviet indoor 200 metres in 1989. He was the winner of gold medal in 4x100 m

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at the

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. A year later he was first in the European cup sprint relay, as well as third in the 100 metres. Born in

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, Sengileyevsky District, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Krylov trained at Dynamo in

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. He finished fifth in 400 m at the 1985 IAAF World Cup. In the next year, at the 1986 European Championships, Krylov surprisingly won the 200 m and was third in 4x400 m relay. At the 1987 World Championships, he finished fifth in 200 m and was a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team, which won the silver medal. At the

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, Krylov reached the semifinals of 100 m, but did not start there. He was also a member of the Soviet 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. Krylov made his final start at the international championships at the 1990 European Championships, where he finished seventh in 100 m.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krylov, Vladimir 1964 births Living people Russian male sprinters Soviet male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Dynamo Sports Club sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union People from Sengileyevsky District World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Sportspeople from Ulyanovsk Oblast Soviet Athletics Championships winners