Yevgeniy Arzhanov

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Olympic medal record
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Silver 1972 Munich 800 metres

Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Arzhanov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Аржанов) (born February 9, 1948 in Kalush, Ukrainian SSR[1]) is a former middle distance runner who won a silver medal over 800m at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Arzhanov trained at VSS Avanhard and later at Dynamo in Kiev. [2]

Arzhanov was a member of the USSR National Team since 1968. [1] He represented the USSR at the Munich Olympics and finished in the same time (1:45.9) as gold medallist Dave Wottle, but was narrowly beaten by the American. In 800m event he also won a gold medal at the 1970 European Indoor Championships with the result 1:51.0, at the 1971 European Indoor Championships, his result being 1:48.7, and at the 1971 European Championships, where his result was 1:45.6. He also won a 800m gold medal at the 1973 Summer Universiade with the result 1:46.9.[3]

In 1972 Arzhanov was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c (1973) Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 109. 
  2. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games., 2nd ed. (in Russian), Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 386. 
  3. ^ (1974) Panorama of the 1973 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 112. 
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