| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s athletics | ||
| Competitor for the Soviet Union | ||
| Silver | 1952 Helsinki | 3000 m steeplechase |
Vladimir Dmitriyevich Kazantsev (Russian: Владимир Дмитриевич Казанцев) (born 6 January 1923 - November 22, 2007) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.
Kazantsev took part in the German-Soviet War in the rank of Private at the Kalinin Front, and was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War.[1]
After the war he competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 3000 metre steeple chase where he won the silver medal.