Mikalaj Kirau

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Cyrillic ( Belarusian )
Мікалай Іванавіч Кіраў
Transcr. : Mikalaj Ivanawitsch Kirau
Cyrillic ( Russian )
Николай Иванович Киров
Transl .: Nikolaj Ivanovič Kirov
Transcr .: Nikolai Ivanovich Kirov

Mikalaj Iwanawitsch Kirau (born November 22, 1957 in Streschin near Homel ) is a former Soviet athlete from Belarus . He had specialized in the middle distance - 800 and 1500 meters . He had been a member of the Soviet national team since 1978 and was coached by Alexander Chernetsky.

Career

Kirov won several state championships:

year 1978 1979 hall 1980 hall 1982 1983
800 m (min) 1: 46.3 1: 49.8 1: 48.5
1500 m (min) 3: 36.34 3: 41.04

There are also three victories in the Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR.

In addition, Kirow was able to place three times in international competitions:

  • At the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow , he started over 800 meters. He increased from 1: 47.47 min in the preliminary run (2nd) to 1: 46.53 min in the semifinals (1st) to 1: 45.94 min in the final, where he was behind the two British Steve Ovett (gold in 1: 45.40 min) and Sebastian Coe (silver in 1: 45.85 min) came third and won the bronze medal.
  • At the 1981 European Cup in Zagreb , he started over 1500 meters and finished 2nd in 3: 43.68 minutes behind Olaf Beyer from the GDR (1st in 3: 43.52 min) and ahead of the British Steve Cram (3rd place). in 3: 43.72 min)
  • The following year he started again over 1500 meters at the European Championships in Athens in 1982 and won the silver medal behind Steve Cram (gold in 3: 36.49 min) with a time of 3: 36.99 min.
  • He also competed over 1500 meters at the first world championships for athletes in Helsinki in 1983 , but without success: In 3: 43.77 min he had to finish the competition in 7th place in his prelim, Steve Cram triumphed again in 3:41 , 59 min became world champion. A second Olympic participation was denied Kirov, because the Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Games in Los Angeles .

On August 12, 1978 in Podolsk , Kirov set a new world record in the 4 x 800 meter relay race with Vladimir Podoljako , Vladimir Malosemlin and Anatolij Reshetnjak in 7: 08.1 minutes . Before that, the record (7: 08.5 min) had been held for twelve years by a German team of runners. His personal best over 800 meters is given as 1: 45.11 minutes, run in 1981.

Personal

Nikolai Kirov is a graduate of the University of Gomel and its technical center for railway workers. After finishing his active career, he became a teacher at a sports school. He bears the title of "Master of Sports in the International Class". His children were also active in sports: daughter Kristina (born 1980) in athletics, son Nikolai (born 1983) as a rider.

Nikolai Kirov is 1.76 m tall and weighed 63 kg during his active time.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Larsson: All-time men's best 4x800m relays ( English ) www.alltime-athletics.com. August 18, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Kirau, Mikalaj
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirov, Nikolay Ivanovich; Киров, Николай Иванович (Russian); Кіраў, Мікалай Іванавіч (Belarusian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet athlete
DATE OF BIRTH November 22, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Streschin , Belarusian SSR