Volodymyr Morozov

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Olympic medal record
Bronze 1964 Tokyo K-4 1000 m
Gold 1968 Mexico City K-2 1000 m
Bronze 1972 Munich K-4 1000 m
Gold 1976 Montreal K-4 1000 m

Volodymyr Morozov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Морозов) (born March 4, 1940) is a retired flatwater canoer from Ukraine. Morozov trained at Armed Forces sports society in Krasnovodsk and later in Kiev. He who won gold medals for the USSR at four consecutive Olympics between 1964 and 1976. Only Sweden's Gert Fredriksson has won more Olympic titles in the kayak disciplines.

He also won five world championship gold medals in the K4 1000m (1970, 1971) and K4 10,000m (1966, 1977, 1978). Morozov was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1969, 1972).