Nikifor Gerasimowitsch Popov
Nikifor Gerassimowitsch Popow ( Russian: Никифор Герасимович Попов , English transcription Nikifor Popov; born June 2, 1911 in Khabarovsk ; † June 19, 1983 in Moscow ) was a Soviet long-distance runner .
In 1950 he was at the European Athletics Championships in Brussels fifth over 10,000 m .
At the Olympic Games in Helsinki in 1952, he was eliminated over 5000 m in the preliminary run and was eleventh over 10,000 m .
Personal bests
Web links
- Nikifor Gerassimowitsch Popow in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Nikifor Popov in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Popov, Nikifor Gerasimowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Попов, Никифор Герасимович; Popov, Nikifor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet long-distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Khabarovsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1983 |
| Place of death | Moscow |