Vladimir Ponomaryov (russian: Владимир Иванович Пономарёв; born 10 August 1952) is a Russian former

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

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 ...

. He represented his country at the

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and was a seven-time Soviet national champion, four times outdoors. Born in Razvilnoye in

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...

, he was a member of the

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athletic club during his career.Vladimir Ponomaryov
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2017-03-11. He came to national prominence with a

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win at the 1973 Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships.Soviet Indoor Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11. He went on to compete at the

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, where he narrowly missed a medal in fourth behind Finland's

Markku Taskinen Markku Aulis Taskinen (born 25 February 1952) is a Finnish former athlete. At the 1974 European Championships he won bronze medals in both the 800 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay. He was European indoor champion at 800 metres in 1978. Caree ...

. International success came in 1975 with bronze medals at the

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and the 1975 European Cup. He also reached the pinnacle of the sport at national level with an 800 m win at the 1975 Soviet Spartakiad.Soviet Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11. After a third-place finish over

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at the

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, he was selected to represent the

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. He competed in the 800 m and

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heats only. Ponomaryov was dominant nationally in 1977, taking the 800 m indoor title and an 800/

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 Athletic ...

double at the Soviet Championships. He was absent in the 1978 season but returned the following year to win his last national titles over 1500 m at the Soviet Indoor Championships and

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. In his last major international outing, he took his highest honour – a 1500 m silver medal at the

1979 IAAF World Cup The 2nd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on August 24–26, 1979, at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Overall resu ...

behind West Germany's

Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage (born 22 February 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcro ...

. He set a lifetime best of 3:37.9 minutes for the event that same year.

Personal bests

– 1:45.6 min (1976) *

– 2:17.5 min (1978) *

– 3:37.9 min (1979) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 7:52.1 min (1980) All details from All-AthleticsVladimir PONOMARYEV
All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.

International competitions

National titles

**800 m: 1975, 1977 **1500 m: 1977, 1979 * Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships **800 m: 1977 **1000 m: 1973 **1500 m: 1979

Notes

*The athlete's name is also transliterated as ''Ponomaryev'' and Ponomarov.Vladimir Ponomaryev
Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponomaryov, Vladimir Living people 1952 births Soviet male middle-distance runners Russian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast