Nikolay Vasilyevich Kolesnikov (russian: Никола́й Васильевич Коле́сников; born 8 September 1953 in Kargaly,
Almaty,
Kazakh SSR
; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы)
*1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы)
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) is a retired
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
runner who represented the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
. He won a bronze medal at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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as well as the 60 metres at the
1978 European Indoor Championships. Kolesnikov trained at
Burevestnik in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
.
Achievements
References
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1953 births
Living people
Kazakhstani male sprinters
Soviet male sprinters
Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople
Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
European Athletics Championships medalists
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade
Sportspeople from Almaty
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