Boris Stolyarov

Boris Vasilyevich Stolyarov (Russian: Борис Васильевич Столяров; 20 July 1932 – 15 October 2009)[1] was a Russian track and field athlete. He competed in the 110 m hurdles at the 1956 Summer Olympics and finished in sixth place.[2] He won this event at the 1954 Summer Universiade[3] and at the Soviet championships in 1956. He was selected for the 1960 Olympics, but could not compete due to a leg injury and helped the Soviet athletics team as a masseur.[1] Around that time he briefly switched from athletics to boxing, twice becoming the heavyweight champion of Saint Petersburg.[3]

Boris Stolyarov

Personal information
Born	20 July 1932 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died	15 October 2009(2009-10-15) (aged 77)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Hurdles
Club	Trudovye reservy[1]
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Summer Universiade 1954 Budapest 110 m hurdles

He was born in Nizhny Novgorod, but since young age traveled across Russia with his family up to Far East. He graduated from school in Volgograd and from the Institute of Physical Education in Saint Petersburg, where he started training in athletics. After retirement from competitions, for many decades he worked as an athletics coach in Severodvinsk, where he headed the local sports federation between 1978 and 1989.[4][1]