Valentin Alexandrovich Gavrilov

Valentin Alexandrowitsch Gavrilow ( Russian Валентин Александрович Гаврилов , English transcription Vladimir Gavrilov ; born July 26, 1946 in Moscow ) is a former Russian high jumper who competed for the Soviet Union.

At the European Championships in Budapest in 1966 , he finished seventh with a skipped 2.06 m. In 1967 he was the Soviet champion with 2.12 m. At the European Indoor Games in Madrid in 1968, he won with 2.17 m silver behind his teammate Valeri Skworzow , who had crossed the same height.

The high jump competition at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City went down in history because Dick Fosbury competed with his new jumping style and won with 2.24 m. Behind him, the second American, Ed Caruthers, took silver with 2.22 m, Gawrilow was the best European in the competition with 2.20 m and received the bronze medal.

For many years it was unclear about Gawrilov's victory at the European Indoor Games in Belgrade in 1969. Some sources named 2.17 m, other sources named 2.14 m. The explanation is seen today in the fact that his jump height of 2.17 m was recorded in the competition protocol, but was shown on the display board 2.14 m. This 2.14 m was then published in numerous press reports.

In the summer Gavrilow won the Soviet championship with 2.15 m. At the European Championships in Athens in 1969 , Gawrilow won gold with 2.17 m at the same height as the Finn Reijo Vahala (silver) and the Italian Erminio Azzaro (bronze). In the summer of 1969, Gavrilow also set his personal best with 2.21 m.

In 1970 the European Indoor Games were replaced by the European Indoor Championships. At the premiere in Vienna Gawrilow won with 2.20 m ahead of Gerd Dührkop from the GDR. In the summer of 1970 Gavrilow won the Universiade with 2.18 m. At the European Championships in Helsinki in 1971 Gawrilow finished tenth with 2.11 m.

Valentin Gavrilow is 1.91 m tall and weighed 78 kg during his playing days.

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 )
• Real Federacion Espanola de Atletismo: European Indoor Handbook. Madrid 2005, ISBN 84-87704-89-1

Footnotes

1. ↑ European Indoor Handbook. Page 54