Sergei Popov (marathon runner)
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Birth name | Sergei Konstantinovich Popov | |||||||||||
Born | (1930-09-21)21 September 1930 Khoronkhoy, Troitskosavsky aimak, Buryat ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] | |||||||||||
Died | 25 June 1995(1995-06-25) (aged 64) Saint Petersburg, Russia | |||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Marathon | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 2:15:17 (1958)[2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Sergei Konstantinovich Popov (Russian: Сергей Константинович Попов, 21 September 1930 – 25 June 1995) was a Russian marathon runner. He won a gold medal at the 1958 European Championships setting a new world record at 2:15:17; this record stood for more than two years and remained the Soviet national record until 1970. He also set a world record in Moscow, on June 15, 1958, for 30 kilometers, running 1:32:58.8.[3] Popov won the Soviet marathon title in 1957, when he ran the world's fastest marathon of the year in 2:19:50 in Moscow,[4] 1958 and 1959, and placed second in 1962 and third in 1963.[5] In 1959, he set the course record at the Košice Peace Marathon, the third year in a row he ran the world's fastest time.[4] He finished fifth at the 1960 Summer Olympics when the winner, Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, broke Popov's world record by less than a second.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1957 | Soviet Athletics Championships | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | Marathon | 2:19:50.0 |
1958 | European Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | Marathon | 2:15:17.0 |
1959 | Košice Peace Marathon | Košice, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Marathon | 2:17:45 |
References
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Popov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Sergey Popov. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ World's best progressions - Road. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Fastest Marathons run each year, Association of International Marathons and Distance Races, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ ПОПОВ СЕРГЕЙ КОНСТАНТИНОВИЧ. ulan-ude-eg.ru
External links
- Sergei Popov at Olympedia
- Légende du Sport Marocain: Feu Abdeslam Radi (1960 Olympic Marathon YouTube video)
- ARRS.net
- ARRS.net
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Preceded by![]() | Men's Marathon World Record Holder 24 August 1958 – 10 September 1960 | Succeeded by |
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- 1934:
Armas Toivonen (FIN)
- 1938:
Väinö Muinonen (FIN)
- 1946:
Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
- 1950:
Jack Holden (GBR)
- 1954:
Veikko Karvonen (FIN)
- 1958:
Sergei Popov (URS)
- 1962:
Brian Kilby (GBR)
- 1966:
Jim Hogan (GBR)
- 1969:
Ron Hill (GBR)
- 1971:
Karel Lismont (BEL)
- 1974:
Ian Thompson (GBR)
- 1978:
Leonid Moseyev (URS)
- 1982:
Gerard Nijboer (NED)
- 1986:
Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
- 1990:
Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
- 1994:
Martín Fiz (ESP)
- 1998:
Stefano Baldini (ITA)
- 2002:
Janne Holmén (FIN)
- 2006:
Stefano Baldini (ITA)
- 2010:
Viktor Röthlin (SUI)
- 2014:
Daniele Meucci (ITA)
- 2018:
Koen Naert (BEL)
- 2022:
Richard Ringer (GER)
- 2016:
Tadesse Abraham (SUI)
- 2024:
Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA)