Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Shabunin (russian: Вячеслав Васильевич Шабунин) (born 27 September 1969 in Kamyshlov,

Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as S ...

) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the

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 ...

. After a career that took him to three Olympics, he has continued into masters athletics. In 2010 he set world records in the M40 1500 metres, mile run and

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 ...

Competition record

Personal bests

* 800 metres - 1:47.00 min (1996) *

- 3:32.28 min (2000) *

- 7:39.24 min (1995) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

- 13:43.39 min (1994) * Half marathon - 1:01:29 hrs (1996)

References

* 1969 births Living people People from Sverdlovsk Oblast Sportspeople from Sverdlovsk Oblast Russian male middle-distance runners Russian male long-distance runners Russian masters athletes Olympic male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Russian Athletics Championships winners World record holders in masters athletics {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub