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Yevhen Oleksandrovych Arzhanov (Ukrainian: Євген Олександрович Аржанов, born 9 February 1948) is a Ukrainian former middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3]

Yevhen Arzhanov
Personal information
Born9 February 1948 (1948-02-09) (age 74)
Kalush, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m
ClubAvanhard
Dynamo Kiev[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1:45.3 (1972)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Summer Olympics
1972 Munich800 m
European Championships
1971 Helsinki800 m
European Indoor Championships
1970 Vienna800 m
1971 Sofia800 m
Summer Universiade
1973 Moscow800 m

Arzhanov was a keen basketball and football player, and took up athletics only in 1965, yet by 1968 he was selected for the Soviet national team.[1] At the 1968 Olympics, he reached the semifinals, and next year finished fourth at the 1969 European Championships. He won gold medals at the 1970 European Indoor Championships with a time of 1:51.0, 1971 European Indoor Championships (1:48.7), 1971 European Championships (1:45.6) and 1973 Summer Universiade (1:46.9).[4]

At the 1972 Olympics Arzhanov led the final, but was narrowly overtaken in the last meters by Dave Wottle, who finished in the same time (1:45.9).[3][5]

After retiring from competitions, Arzhanov worked as athletics commentator with Ukrainian national television and radio stations. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he coached the national teams of South Korea and Vietnam.[3]


References


  1. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 109.
  2. Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 386.
  3. Yevhen Arzhanov. sports-reference.com
  4. Panorama of the 1973 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1974. p. 112.
  5. Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's 800 metres. sports-reference.com




На других языках


- [en] Yevhen Arzhanov

[fr] Yevhen Arzhanov

Yevhen Oleksandrovych Arzhanov (en ukrainien : Євген Олександрович Аржанов, né le 9 février 1948 à Kalouch) est un athlète ukrainien qui représentait l'URSS, spécialiste du 800 mètres.

[it] Jevhen Aržanov

Jevhen Oleksandrovyč Aržanov (in russo: Евгений Александрович Аржанов?; Kaluš, 9 febbraio 1948) è un ex mezzofondista sovietico, specializzato negli 800 metri piani.

[ru] Аржанов, Евгений Александрович

Аржанов Евгений Александрович — советский бегун на 800 метров, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР, чемпион Европы 1971 года, серебряный призёр олимпийских игр 1972 года в Мюнхене.



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