Vladimir Ponomaryov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Пономарёв; born 10 August 1952) is a Russian former Soviet middle-distance runner. He represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a seven-time Soviet national champion, four times outdoors.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union
| ||
| IAAF World Cup | ||
 |
1979 Montreal | 1500 m |
| European Indoor Championships | ||
 |
1975 Katowice | 800 m |
Born in Razvilnoye in Rostov Oblast, he was a member of the Rostov-on-Don athletic club during his career.[1] He came to national prominence with a 1000 metres win at the 1973 Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships.[2] He went on to compete at the 1974 European Athletics Championships, where he narrowly missed a medal in fourth behind Finland's Markku Taskinen.[3]
International success came in 1975 with bronze medals at the 1975 European Athletics Indoor Championships and the 1975 European Cup.[4][5] He also reached the pinnacle of the sport at national level with an 800 m win at the 1975 Soviet Spartakiad.[6] After a third-place finish over 800 metres at the Soviet Athletics Championships,[7] he was selected to represent the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He competed in the 800 m and 4 × 400 metres relay heats only.[1]
Ponomaryov was dominant nationally in 1977, taking the 800 m indoor title and an 800/1500 metres double at the Soviet Championships. He was absent in the 1978 season but returned the following year to win his last national titles over 1500 m at the Soviet Indoor Championships and Spartakiad.[2][6] In his last major international outing, he took his highest honour – a 1500 m silver medal at the 1979 IAAF World Cup behind West Germany's Thomas Wessinghage.[8] He set a lifetime best of 3:37.9 minutes for the event that same year.[9]
Personal bests
edit- 800 metres – 1:45.6 min (1976)
- 1000 metres – 2:17.5 min (1978)
- 1500 metres – 3:37.9 min (1979)
- 3000 metres – 7:52.1 min (1980)
All details from All-Athletics[9]
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | 800 m | 1:46.02 |
| 1975 | European Indoor Championships | Katowice, Poland | 3rd | 800 m | 1:50.2 |
| European Cup | Nice, France | 3rd | 800 m | 1:47.64 | |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 3rd (heats) | 800 m | 1:48.59 |
| 6th (heats) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.72 | |||
| 1979 | IAAF World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:46.13 |
National titles
edit- Soviet Athletics Championships
- 800 m: 1975, 1977
- 1500 m: 1977, 1979
- Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships
- 800 m: 1977
- 1000 m: 1973
- 1500 m: 1979
Notes
edit- The athlete's name is also transliterated as Ponomaryev and Ponomarov.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b Vladimir Ponomaryov. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ a b Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014
- ^ European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ a b Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ Лёгкая атлетика. Справочник / Составитель Р. В. Орлов. — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 392 с.
- ^ IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ a b Vladimir PONOMARYEV. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
- ^ Vladimir Ponomaryev. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.