Valery Alekseyevich Muratov (Russian: Вале́рий Алексе́евич Мура́тов, born 1 May 1946 in Kolomna[1]) is a former ice speed skater from the USSR, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France. He trained in Kolomna at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society.[2]
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| Full name | Valery Alekseyevich Muratov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 1, 1946 (age 77) Kolomna, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1972 Muratov was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.[1]
World records edit
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
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| 500 m | 0.39,09 | 9 January 1970 | Medeo |
| 500 m | 0.38,99 | 24 January 1970 | Medeo |
| 1000 m | 1.19,2 | 24 January 1970 | Medeo |
| 500 m | 0.38,73 | 29 January 1970 | Medeo |
| 1000 m | 1.16,92 | 17 March 1975 | Medeo |
| 500 m | 0.37,85 | 18 March 1975 | Medeo |
| Sprint combination | 153.390 | 18 March 1975 | Medeo |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 50.
- ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 424.
- ^ "Valeri Moeratov". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
External links edit
- Valeri Muratov at the International Skating Union
- Valery Muratov at Olympics.com
- Valery Muratov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Valery Muratov at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Biography and photos (in Russian)
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