Vladimir Olegovich Ovchinnikov
Wladimir Olegowitsch Owtschinnikow ( Russian Владимир Олегович Овчинников , English transcription Vladimir Ovchinnikov; born August 2, 1970 in Volgograd ) is a former Russian javelin thrower .
As a representative of the Soviet Union , he finished seventh at the 1988 Olympic Games , sixth at the 1990 European Athletics Championships in Split and won silver at the 1991 Universiade .
At the World Athletics Championships in 1993 in Stuttgart and 1995 in Gothenburg as well as at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000 , he was eliminated from the qualification, now starting for Russia.
In 1995 he became the Russian champion. He set his personal best of 88.00 m on May 14th of the same year in Togliatti .
Web links
- Vladimir Ovchinnikov in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Vladimir Olegowitsch Ovtschinnikow in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ovchinnikov's biography on infosport.ru (Russian)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ovchinnikow, Vladimir Olegowitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Овчинников, Владимир Олегович (Russian); Ovchinnikov, Vladimir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Volgograd |