Wassyl Anissimow
Wassyl Iwanowytsch Anissimow ( Ukrainian Василь Іванович Анісімов , English transcription Vasyl Anisimov; born January 23, 1938 in Kharkiv ) is a former Ukrainian hurdler and sprinter who competed for the Soviet Union .
In 1962 he was sixth at the European Athletics Championships in Belgrade in the 400 m hurdles and was eliminated in the 4 x 400 meter relay in the preliminary run.
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he was seventh over the 400 m hurdles and in the 4 x 400 meter relay .
In 1966 he won bronze over 400 m at the European Indoor Games in Dortmund . At the European Championships in Budapest he was fourth in the 400 m hurdles and failed in the run-up to the 4 x 400 meter relay .
At the European Indoor Games he won in 1967 in Prague in the 4-by-300-meter relay and won silver in the 1500-meter relay. In 1968 in Madrid he won bronze in the 4 x 364 meter relay.
He was five times Soviet champion over 400 m hurdles (1961-1965) and twice over 200 m hurdles (1964, 1966).
Personal bests
- 400 m: 47.3 s, 1963
- 400 m hurdles: 49.5 s, October 16, 1965, Alma-Ata
Web links
- Wassyl Anissimow in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Wassyl Anissimow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Anissimow, Wassyl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anissimow, Wassyl Iwanowytsch (full name); Anisimov, Vasyl; Анісімов, Василь Іванович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Ukrainian hurdler and sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kharkiv |