Mykola Avilov
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Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1972 Munich | Decathlon |
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Decathlon |
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| Gold | 1970 Torino | Decathlon |
Mykola Avilov (Ukrainian: Микола Авілов, Russian: Николай Викторович Авилов, Nikolay Viktorovich Avilov; born 6 August 1948, Odessa) is a former Ukrainian Soviet decathlete.
Avilov trained at Dynamo in Odessa. He won a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics decathlon with a new world record of 8454 points. He returned to win a bronze medal (8369 points) in the 1976 Summer Olympics. A near seven foot high jumper, he was one of the few great Soviet athletes of Jewish heritage.[original research?]
In 1972 he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. He is Jewish.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". Sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/ATH/mens-decathlon.html. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
- ^ Segal, Erich (September 24, 1972). "Munich was the last Olympiad-until the next one". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10911F6395E127A93C6AB1782D85F468785F9. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
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Preceded by Bill Toomey |
Men's decathlon world record holder 8 September 1972 – 10 August 1975 |
Succeeded by Bruce Jenner |
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