For the Soviet and American soldier, see Vladimir Kuts (soldier).
Vladimir Kuts Volodymyr Kuts
Kuts winning the 5000 m Olympic final in 1956.
Personal information
Born
7 February 1927 Oleksyne, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died
16 August 1975 (aged 48) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight
72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport
Running
Event(s)
5000 m, 10,000 m
Club
VP Leningrad
Coached by
Grigory Nikiforov[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
5000 m – 13:35.0 (1957) 10000 m – 28:30.4 (1956)[2][3]
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne
5000 m
1956 Melbourne
10,000 m
European Championships
Bern 1954
5000 m
Volodymyr Petrovych Kuts (Ukrainian: Володимир Петрович Куц, Russian: Владимир Петрович Куц, 7 February 1927 – 16 August 1975) was a Soviet long-distance runner. He won the 5000 and 10000 m races at the 1956 Olympics, setting Olympic records in both events.[2]
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Olympic records in both events. Kuts was born in Oleksyne, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. His father died due to alcoholism when Kuts was five years old. During World...
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group of athletes: Hannes Kolehmainen (1912), Emil Zátopek (1952), VladimirKuts (1956), Lasse Virén (twice, in 1972 and 1976) and Miruts Yifter (1980)...
European Athletics Championship of 1954, 12.2 seconds behind the winner VladimirKuts, but two weeks later turned the tables at a London v. Moscow athletics...
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