Vladimir Ivanovich Morozov (born 1940)
Vladimir Ivanovich Morozov (Russian: Владимир Иванович Морозов, sometimes shown as Vladimir Morosov, 4 March 1940 – 8 February 2023) was a Soviet sprint canoeist. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Krasnovodsk and later in Kyiv.[1]
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1964 Tokyo | K-4 1000 m |
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1968 Mexico City | K-2 1000 m |
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1972 Munich | K-4 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1966 East Berlin | K-4 10000 m |
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1970 Copenhagen | K-4 1000 m |
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1971 Belgrade | K-4 1000 m |
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1963 Jajce | K-1 4 x 500 m |
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1973 Tampere | K-4 1000 m |
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1966 East Berlin | K-4 1000 m |
Morozov was born in Krasnovodsk, Turkmen SSR on 4 March 1940.[2] He began canoeing in 1957 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1963.[2] He won gold medals for the USSR at three consecutive Olympics between 1964 and 1972.
Morozov also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-4 1000 m: 1970, 1971; K-4 10000 m: 1966, two silvers (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1963, K-4 1000 m: 1973), and a bronze (K-4 1000 m: 1966). Morozov was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour (1969, 1972).[1]
Morozov died on 8 February 2023, at the age of 82.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 386.
- ^ a b Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 98.
- ^ Умер советский гребец, трехкратный олимпийский чемпион Владимир Морозов (in Russian)
Sources
edit- Vladimir Morozov at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 16, 2010)
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
- Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimir Morozov I". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
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