Valery Alexandrovich Abramov

Valeri Alexandrowitsch Abramov ( Russian Валерий Александрович Абрамов , English transcription Valeriy Abramov ; born August 22, 1956 in Jerzewo , Arkhangelsk Oblast , † September 14, 2016 in Moscow ) was a Soviet long-distance runner .

Career

In 1978 Abramov was the Soviet champion over 1500 meters and 1987 over 10,000 meters .

In the hall he won four national titles over 3000 meters (1978, 1981-1983) and one over 1500 meters (1983).

year	competition	venue	discipline	placement
1980	Olympic games	Moscow	5000 m	6th place in the semifinals
1981	12th European Indoor Championships	Grenoble	3000 m (real: 2820 m)	3rd place (bronze)
1982	13th European Indoor Championships	Milan	3000 m	3rd place (bronze)
1982	13th European Championships	Athens	5000 m	6th place
1983	14th European Indoor Championships	Budapest	3000 m	2nd place (silver)
1983	1st world championships	Helsinki	5000 m	11th place
1984	Friendship competitions	Moscow	10,000 m	1st place (gold)

1000 m : 2: 18.4 min, August 20, 1978, Podolsk
1500 m: 3: 36.80 min, August 27, 1981, Kiev
- Hall: 3: 41.3 min, February 5, 1983, Moscow
1 mile (hall): 3: 58.63 min, February 23, 1983, Cosford
3000 m: 7: 46.80 min, July 27, 1983, Leningrad
- Hall: 7: 50.89 min, February 18, 1983, Moscow
5000 m: 13: 11.99 min, September 9, 1981, Rieti
- Hall: 13: 35.71 min, March 10, 1982, Milan
10,000 m: 27: 55.17 min, August 17, 1984, Moscow

Athlete portrait of Valeriy Abramov at the IAAF (English)
Valery Alexandrowitsch Abramow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Abramov, Valery Alexandrovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Абрамов, Валерий Александрович (Russian spelling); Abramov, Valeriy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Soviet long-distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH	August 22, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Jerzewo , Arkhangelsk Oblast
DATE OF DEATH	September 14, 2016
Place of death	Moscow