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Mykola Viktorovych Avilov (Ukrainian: Микола Вікторович Авілов, Russian: Николай Викторович Авилов, born 6 August 1948) is a retired Ukrainian Soviet decathlete (Odessa) who competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 1972, setting a new world record, a bronze in 1976, and finished fourth in 1968.[1]

Mykola Avilov

Mykola Avilov in 1972
Personal information
Born	6 August 1948 (1948-08-06) (age 74) Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Decathlon
Club	Dynamo Odessa
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	8,466 (1972)
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich Decathlon 1976 Montreal Decathlon Universiade 1970 Turin Decathlon 1973 Moscow Decathlon

Unusually tall for his time Avilov first played basketball, then changed to high jump in 1962, and only in 1966 turned to decathlon. He won that event at the 1970 Universiade and finished second in 1973. In 1971 he married Valentyna Kozyr, an Olympic high jumper. Avilov retired in 1980 after finishing fifth at the Soviet Championships. He then coached athletics in Ukraine, Iraq, China, Egypt and the Seychelles.[1]

In the 2015 Odessa regional election Avilov was elected into the Odessa Oblast parliament as the first of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc's election ballot.[2][3]

References

Records
Preceded by Bill Toomey	Men's decathlon world record holder 8 September 1972 – 10 August 1975	Succeeded by Bruce Jenner

На других языках

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- [en] Mykola Avilov

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[fr] Mykola Avilov

Mykola Viktorovych Avilov (en ukrainien : Микола Вікторович Авілов, souvent russifié en Nikolaï), né le 6 août 1948 à Odessa, est un athlète ukrainien ayant concouru pour l'Union soviétique. Champion olympique du décathlon en 1972, il a également détenu le record du monde de la discipline de 1972 à 1975.

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[it] Mykola Avilov

Mykola Viktorovyč Avilov (in ucraino: Микола Вікторович Авілов?, in russo: Николай Викторович Авилов?, traslitterato: Nikolaj Viktorovič Avilov) (Odessa, 6 agosto 1948) è un ex multiplista sovietico, medaglia d'oro nel decathlon ai Giochi olimpici di Monaco di Baviera 1972 e bronzo a Montréal 1976.

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[ru] Авилов, Николай Викторович

Никола́й Ви́кторович Ави́лов (род. 6 августа 1948 (1948-08-06), Одесса) — украинский советский легкоатлет, десятиборец, рекордсмен мира, олимпийский чемпион, участник трёх Олимпийских игр, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1972). Выступал за «Динамо» Одесса.

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