Vladimir Kazantsev (athlete)

Vladimir Kazantsev
Personal information
Born(1923-01-06)January 6, 1923
Alekseyevka, Khvalynsky Uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedNovember 22, 2007(2007-11-22) (aged 84)
Moscow, Russia
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Steeplechase, 5000 m, 10,000 m
ClubDynamo Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 mS – 8:48.6 (1952)
5000 m – 14:08.8 (1952)
10,000 m – 30:20.0 (1950)[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Helsinki 3000 m steeplechase

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 the 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 for the 1964 Olympics.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Kazantsev. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ^ "Vladimir KAZANTSEV Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". Olympics. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Vladimir Kazantsev. sports-reference.com
  4. ^ Владимир Дмитриевич КАЗАНЦЕВ (6.1.1923). shadrinsk.info