Andrey Borisovich Perlov (Russian: Андрей Борисович Перлов, born 12 December 1961 in Novosibirsk, Soviet Union) is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Russia.
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Full name | Andrey Borisovich Perlov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1961-12-12) 12 December 1961 (age 60) Novosibirsk, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Perlov won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also won the 1990 European Championships as well as silver medals at the 1991 World Championships and the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1985 and 1989.
At the 1991 World Championships, Perlov and his teammate Aleksandr Potashov attempted to cross the goal line simultaneously, resulting in a shared gold medal, but the officials declared Potashov the winner by 0.01 second.
Perlov's personal best time is 3:37:41 in the 50 kilometres, which places him 16th in the all-time performers list.[1]
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1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | 50 km | 3:43:06 |
1985 | World Race Walking Cup | St John's, Isle of Man | 2nd | 50 km | 3:49:23 |
1987 | World Race Walking Cup | New York City, United States | 6th | 50 km | 3:45:09 |
1989 | World Race Walking Cup | L'Hospitalet, Spain | 2nd | 50 km | 3:44:12 |
1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 1st | 50 km | 3:54:36 |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 50 km | 3:53:09 |
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1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 50 km | 3:50:13 |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's 50 kilometres race walk | |
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World Best Year Performance in men's race walking | |
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Preceded by | Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder 26 May 1990 – 16 September 1990 |
Succeeded by Pavol Blažek |
Preceded by | Men's 50km Walk World Record Holder 5 August 1989 – 21 May 2000 |
Succeeded by Valeriy Spitsyn |
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