Nikolay Ivanovich Kirov (; ; ; born 22 November 1957 in Streshin,

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) is a

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track and field runner who mainly competed in the men's 800 metres. He competed for the Soviet Union at the

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held in

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where he won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres event behind British duo

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and

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. Kirov claimed the silver medal in the 1500 meters at the 1982 European Championships.

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1957 births Belarusian male middle-distance runners Soviet male middle-distance runners Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Living people European Athletics Championships medalists People from Zhlobin district Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Gomel region Soviet Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Belarusian sportsmen {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub