Vladimir Pavlovich Muravyov (russian: Владимир Павлович Муравьёв) (born 30 September 1959 in

Karaganda Karaganda or Qaraghandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandy, ; russian: Караганда, ) is the capital of Karaganda Region in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is the fourth most populous city in Kazakhstan, behind Almaty (Alma-Ata), Astan ...

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) is a former

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athlete who competed in the sprints. He was the winner of two gold medals in 4×100 m relay at the

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. He was also three times Soviet champion outdoors, and two times indoor champion. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, Vladimir Muravyov was sixth in the

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final, but went out in the heats of the

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, but he ran the opening leg in the Soviet 4×100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. At the 1982 European Championships, Muravyov was seventh in 200 m. At the first World Championships he reached the semifinal in 200 m and was a member of Soviet 4×100 m relay team, which won the bronze. Muravyov missed the

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due to the boycott. In 1985 he was second behind Poland's

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in the European Cup, but went on to win the relay, but was sixth at the 1985

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in 200 m and third in 4×100 m relay. He won the gold medal at the 1986 European Championships as a member of Soviet 4×100 m relay team. At the 1987 World Championships, Muravyov was eliminated in the quarterfinal of 100 m, but was second with the Soviet 4×100 m relay team. At the

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, Muravyov was again in the Soviet 4×100 m relay team, which, in the absence of

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, which was disqualified in the heats, won the gold medal.

International competitions

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muravyov, Vladimir 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Karaganda Kazakhstani male sprinters Soviet male sprinters Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1981 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Friendship Games medalists in athletics