Feodossi Karpovich Vanin

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Feodossi Karpowitsch Wanin ( Russian Феодосий Карпович Ванин , English transcription Feodosiy Vanin; born February 25, 1914 in Baturinskaja , Krasnodar region ; † 2009 ) was a Soviet long-distance runner .

At the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in 1946 , he was fifth over 10,000 m .

In 1947 he was runner-up in the Soviet marathon championships , and in 1948 he took that title in 2:31:55 hours, the third fastest time of the year.

In 1950 he was again Soviet champion with the world best time of 2:29:10 h and won bronze at the European Championship marathon in Brussels in 2:33:47 h.

In 1952 he came in 27th place in the Helsinki Olympic Games marathon in 2:38:22 h and was fifth in 2:27:29 h in the Soviet Championships.

He was three times Soviet champion over 5000 m (1943, 1946, 1947), seven times over 10.0000 m (1940, 1943–1945, 1947–1949) and twice in the marathon (1948, 1950).

Personal bests

  • 5000 m: 14: 43.6 min, August 25, 1940, Moscow
  • 10,000 m: 30: 09.6 min, September 23, 1950, Kiev
  • 30,000 m: 1: 39: 14.6 h, November 1, 1949, Tbilisi (former world record)
  • Marathon: 2:27:29 h, August 25, 1952, Moscow

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personal data
SURNAME Vanin, Feodossi Karpovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ванин, Феодосий Карпович; Vanin, Feodosiy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet long-distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Baturinskaya , Krasnodar Territory
DATE OF DEATH 2009