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  ipedia.com: Pyotr Bolotnikov Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Pyotr Grigorevich Bolotnikov is a former Soviet athlete, winner of 10 000 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Pyotr Grigorevich Bolotnikov (Петр Григорьевич Болотников) (born March 8, 1930) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of 10 000 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
At the Rome Olympics in 1960, Bolotnikov controlled the 10 000 m race from the start to end, beating the main favourites Hans Grodotzki from East Germany and Murray Halberg from New Zealand by five seconds.
www.ipedia.com /pyotr_bolotnikov.html   (317 words)

  
  Pyotr Bolotnikov - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyotr Grigorevich Bolotnikov (Russian: Пётр Григорьевич Болотников) (born March 8, 1930) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of 10 000 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Bolotnikov won his first national championship title in 10 000 m in 1957, when he surprisingly beat the great Vladimir Kuts in a finishing straight by 0.2 seconds.
At the Rome Olympics in 1960, Bolotnikov controlled the 10 000 m race from the start to end, beating the main favourites Hans Grodotzki from East Germany and Murray Halberg from New Zealand by five seconds.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pyotr_Bolotnikov   (294 words)

  
 Pyotr Bolotnikov Information
Pyotr Grigorevich Bolotnikov (Russian: Пётр Григорьевич Болотников) (born March 8, 1930) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of 10 000 m at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Bolotnikov won his first national championship title in 10 000 m in 1957, when he surprisingly beat the great Vladimir Kuts in a finishing straight by 0.2 seconds.
Later on that year, Bolotnikov lowered the 10 000 m world record almost by twelve seconds to 28:18.8.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Pyotr_Bolotnikov   (271 words)

  
 10000 meter Event for Men
Medal Winners in the 10000 meter Event for Men: The athletes from Finland and the African countries have been dominating the international competitions at the 10000 meter event.
Some of the athletes who have excelled in the event are Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola, Janusz Kusocinski, Ilmari Salminen, Emil Zatopek, Vladimir Kuts, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Billy Mills, Naftali Temu, Lasse Viren, Miruts Yifter, Alberto Cova, Brahim Boutayeb, Khalid Skah, Haile Gebrselassie and Kenenisa Bekele.
Trivia: Pavo Nurmi of Finland was the only athlete who won the 10000 meter event in a gap of eight years.
www.mapsofworld.com /olympics/athletic-events/men-10000-meter-event.html   (513 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Mitts's Goal Lifts U.S. Over Canada
Russian Olympic Committee Chairman Leonid Tyagachev opened the relay with a jog of 320 yards.
He then passed the flame to Pyotr Bolotnikov, the 1960 Olympic gold medalist in the 10,000 meters.
In all, 120 people carried the flame on a winding, 23.5-mile route from the Poklonnaya Gora park west of the city center to Red Square.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A26338-2004Jul3?language=printer   (407 words)

  
 Pravda.RU:Moscow Bids Farewell to Legendary Sportsman Valery Brumel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Addressing the mourning meeting in the Luzhniki Sports Palace, Chairman of the Russian State Sports Committee Vyacheslav Fetisov said that Valery Brumel selflessly loved sport and remained a real fighter, overcoming hardships and misfortunes, till the end of his life.
President of the Russian Olympic Committee Leonid Tyagachev, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee Vitaly Smirnov and famous sportsmen Pyotr Bolotnikov and Igor Ter-Ovanesyan also addressed the meeting.
According to them, Brumel lived a bright and radiant life and experienced both minutes of triumph and tragic events.
newsfromrussia.com /sport/2003/01/29/42713_.html   (181 words)

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