Nikolay Kirov (athlete)
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Nikolay Ivanovich Kirov ({{langx|be|Мікалай Іванавіч Кіраў}}; {{langx|ru|Николай Иванович Киров}}; ; born 22 November 1957 in Streshin, Homel, Soviet Union) is a Soviet track and field runner who mainly competed in the men's 800 metres.
He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres event behind British duo Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett. Kirov claimed the silver medal in the 1500 meters at the 1982 European Championships.
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171140/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/nikolay-kirov-1.html sports-reference]
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Category:Belarusian male middle-distance runners
Category:Soviet male middle-distance runners
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
Category:European Athletics Championships medalists
Category:People from Zhlobin district
Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Sportspeople from Gomel region
Category:Soviet Athletics Championships winners
Category:20th-century Belarusian sportsmen
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