Vladimir Ponomaryov (runner)

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.

Vladimir Ponomaryov
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
IAAF World Cup
Silver medal – second place1979 Montreal1500 m
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1975 Katowice800 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

All details from All-Athletics[9]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

Notes
  • The athlete's name is also transliterated as Ponomaryev and Ponomarov.[10]

References
  1. Vladimir Ponomaryov. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  2. Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  3. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 420–427, retrieved 13 August 2014
  4. European Cup (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  5. European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  6. Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  7. Лёгкая атлетика. Справочник / Составитель Р. В. Орлов. — М.: «Физкультура и спорт», 1983. — 392 с.
  8. IAAF World Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  9. Vladimir PONOMARYEV. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
  10. Vladimir Ponomaryev. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-03-11.
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