Vitaly Savin

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Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold	1988 Seoul	4x100m relay

Vitaly Anatolyevich Savin (Russian: Виталий Анатольевич Савин, born January 23, 1966 in Kazakhstan) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

At the Seoul Olympics, Vitaly Savin reached to the quarterfinal of 100 m and ran the anchoring leg in the Soviet 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in absence of United States.

At the 1991 World Championships, Savin was again eliminated in the quarterfinals of 100 m and was seventh in 4x100 m. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Savin was eliminated in the semifinal of 100 m and was fifth as a member of the Unified Team's 4x100 m relay team.

Savin reached to the quarterfinals of the 100 m at 1993 World Championships and 1995 World Championships. His last major tournament was the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats of 100 m.

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 1988 Soviet Union Viktor Bryzgin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov & Vitaly Savin