Sergey Lovachov (born May 18, 1959) is a retired

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sprinter from

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, known for winning the gold medal for the

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in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the inaugural 1983 World Championships. He did so alongside

Aleksandr Troshchilo Aleksandr Troshchilo (; born January 16, 1960) is a retired track and field sprinter from the Soviet Union, known for winning the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships. A year later he triumphed in t ...

, Nikolay Chernetskiy, and

Viktor Markin Viktor Fyodorovich Markin (; born 23 February 1957 in the village of Oktyabrsky, Ust-Tarksky District, Novosibirsk Oblast ) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. After graduating from a se ...

, clocking a total time of 3:00.79. He set his personal best (45.37) in the

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on 1984-06-22 at a meet in

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* 1959 births Living people Uzbekistani male sprinters Soviet male sprinters Place of birth missing (living people) World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships winners Friendship Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Sportspeople from Zabaykalsky Krai {{Uzbekistan-athletics-bio-stub