Andrey Perlov
Personal information
Full nameAndrey Borisovich Perlov
Born (1961-12-12) 12 December 1961
Novosibirsk, Soviet Union
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 50 km walk
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1991 Tokyo50 km walk
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Split50 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Silver medal – second place 1985 St John's50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 1989 L'Hospitalet50 km walk

Andrey Borisovich Perlov (Russian: Андрей Борисович Перлов, born 12 December 1961 in Novosibirsk, Soviet Union) is a retired race walker who represented the USSR and later Russia.

Education

In 1986, he graduated as a hydraulic engineer from the Novosibirsk Institute of Water Transport Engineers. Perlov started racewalking under coach V. I. Shvetsov in 1975. Since 1987, he was trained by V. B. Dorovskikh from Leningrad.[1]

Career

Perlov won the gold medal over 50 kilometres at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also won the 1990 European Championships as well as silver medals at the 1991 World Championships and the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1985 and 1989.

At the 1991 World Championships, Perlov and his teammate Aleksandr Potashov attempted to cross the goal line simultaneously, resulting in a shared gold medal, but the officials declared Potashov the winner by 0.01 second.

Perlov's personal best time is 3:37:41 in the 50 kilometres, which places him 16th in the all-time performers list.[2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 50 km 3:43:06
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 2nd 50 km 3:49:23
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, United States 6th 50 km 3:45:09
1989 World Race Walking Cup L'Hospitalet, Spain 2nd 50 km 3:44:12
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 1st 50 km 3:54:36
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd 50 km 3:53:09
Representing  Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 1st 50 km 3:50:13

References

  1. ↑ Ламин В. А. (2003). Энциклопедия. Новосибирск. Новосибирск: Новосибирское книжное издательство. p. 671. ISBN 5-7620-0968-8.
  2. ↑ IAAF (19 September 2021). "50 Kilometres Race Walk men". Retrieved 19 September 2021 – via IAAF.

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