Vladimir Muravyov (athlete)

Vladimir Pavlovich Muravyov (Russian: Владимир Павлович Муравьёв) (born 30 September 1959 in ) is a former Soviet track and field athlete who competed in the sprints. He was the winner of two gold medals in 4 × 100 m relay at the Olympic Games. He was also three times Soviet champion outdoors, and two times indoor champion.

Born (1959-09-30) 30 September 1959 (age 66)

Karaganda, Kazakh SSR

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Vladimir Muravyov

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Born	(1959-09-30) 30 September 1959 (age 66) Karaganda, Kazakh SSR
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Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 4×100 m relay 1988 Seoul 4×100 m relay World Championships 1987 Rome 4×100 m relay 1983 Helsinki 4×100 m relay European Championships 1986 Stuttgart 4×100 m relay European Indoor Championships 1981 Grenoble 50 m Summer Universiade 1981 Bucharest 4x100 m relay 1983 Edmonton 4x100 m relay

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At the 1980 Summer Olympics, Vladimir Muravyov was sixth in the 100 metres final, but went out in the heats of the 200 metres, 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 1984 Summer Olympics due to the boycott. In 1985 he was second behind Poland's Marian Woronin in the European Cup, but went on to win the relay, but was sixth at the 1985 IAAF World Cup 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 1988 Summer Olympics, Muravyov was again in the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team, which, in the absence of United States, which was disqualified in the heats, won the gold medal.