Vladimir Vasilyevich Kuznetsov ( rus, Владимир Васильевич Кузнецов; 2 April 1931 – 29 August 1986) was a Soviet Russian javelin thrower. Kuznetsov competed in the

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three times, in

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and

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, qualifying for the final on all three occasions and placing sixth in 1952. He won the silver medal at the 1954 European Championships. '' Track & Field News'' ranked him among the world's top 10 javelin throwers 11 times in its annual rankings, with a peak ranking of No. 2 in 1961. Kuznetsov was married to the actress Tatyana Konyukhova.

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1931 births 1986 deaths Athletes from Saint Petersburg Soviet male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union European Athletics Championships medalists {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub