Yuriy Zorin (; born September 4, 1947) is a former

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

athlete who participated in world athletics representing the

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in the late 1960s and 1970s. He specialized in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Summer Olympics, Olympic Sport of athletics, athletics programme since 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 for men and since 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 for women. On a ...

with an eight place at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

, winning a bronze medal in Vienna at the 1970 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. He also won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m relay with fellow Russian athlete

Aleksandr Bratchikov Aleksandr Bratchikov (born 21 July 1947) is a former Soviet sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres. At the 1966 European Junior Championships he won the gold medal in the 400 metres, as well as a gold medal in the 4 × ...

, among others.

External links

Profile at ''Sports-Reference.com''

References

Russian male hurdlers Soviet male hurdlers Soviet male sprinters 1947 births Living people European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub