Valery Muratov

Valery Muratov
Personal information
Full nameValery Alekseyevich Muratov
BornMay 1, 1946 (1946-05) (age 78)
Kolomna, Soviet Union
Sport
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck 1,000 m
World Sprint Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 West Allis Sprint
Silver medal – second place 1972 Eskilstuna Sprint
Gold medal – first place 1973 Oslo Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Gothenburg Sprint

Valery Alekseyevich Muratov (Russian: Вале́рий Алексе́евич Мура́тов, born 1 May 1946 in Kolomna[1]) is a former ice speed skater from the USSR, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France. He trained in Kolomna at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society.[2]

In 1972 Muratov was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.[1]

World records

Discipline Time Date Location
500 m 0.39,09 9 January 1970 Medeo
500 m 0.38,99 24 January 1970 Medeo
1000 m 1.19,2 24 January 1970 Medeo
500 m 0.38,73 29 January 1970 Medeo
1000 m 1.16,92 17 March 1975 Medeo
500 m 0.37,85 18 March 1975 Medeo
Sprint combination 153.390 18 March 1975 Medeo

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 50.
  2. ^ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 424.
  3. ^ "Valeri Moeratov". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.


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