Vladimir Kazantsev (athlete)
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| Personal best(s) | 3000 mS – 8:48.6 (1952) 5000 m – 14:08.8 (1952) 10,000 m – 30:20.0 (1950)[1] | |||||||||||
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Vladimir Dmitriyevich Kazantsev (Russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Казанцев, 6 January 1923[2] – 22 November 2007) was a Russian long-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1952 Olympics. He set world's best times in this event in 1951 and 1952 and won the Soviet title in 1950–53. In the Olympic final he had a 20 m lead with 700 m remaining but injured a tendon in a bad landing after a water jump and was overtaken by Horace Ashenfelter.[3]
Ashenfelter was an FBI agent, while Kazantsev was a KGB officer who retired in the rank of lieutenant colonel. He fought as a private in the German-Soviet War at the Kalinin Front, was wounded in action in 1942, and awarded the Order of the Patriotic War.[4] Besides his KGB service Kazantsev taught physical education at the Soviet Police Academy and worked as an athletics coach, preparing the Soviet team to the 1964 Olympics.[3]
References
- ^ Vladimir Kazantsev. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Vladimir KAZANTSEV Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". Olympics. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ a b Vladimir Kazantsev. sports-reference.com
- ^ Владимир Дмитриевич КАЗАНЦЕВ (6.1.1923). shadrinsk.info
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