Sergei Konstantinowitsch Popov
Sergei Konstantinowitsch Popow ( Russian Сергей Константинович Попов , English transcription Sergey Popov ; born September 21, 1930 in Choronchoi , Buryatia ; † June 25, 1995 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian long-distance runner who competed for the Soviet Union. He became the European marathon champion in 1958 .
Popov won the Soviet marathon championship from 1957 to 1959. In 1958 he also won the European Championships in Stockholm . With his winning time of 2:15:17 hours he undercut the old world best time of Jim Peters by more than two minutes, his lead over second-placed Iwan Filin was more than five and a half minutes. In 1959 Popow won the traditional Košice Peace Marathon .
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the Ethiopian beat Abebe Bikila Popov's record by one second; Popov himself finished fifth in 2: 19: 18.8 hours. In 1962 at the European Championships in Belgrade , Popow crossed the finish line after 2: 27: 46.8 hours in sixth, over four minutes behind Briton Brian Kilby .
Popow was 1.60 m tall and weighed 55 kg at competition times.
literature
- ATFS (Ed.): USSR Athletics Statistics. London 1988
- Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )
Web links
- Sergey Popov in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Popov, Sergei Konstantinowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Попов, Сергей Константинович; Popov, Sergey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Choronchoi , Buryatia |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1995 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |