Viktor Burakov
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| Born | 30 May 1955 Dymytrov, Soviet Union | |||||||||
| Died | 24 July 2025 (aged 70) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||
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Viktor Volodymyrovych Burakov (Ukrainian: Віктор Володимирович Бураков; 30 May 1955 – 24 July 2025) was a Ukrainian sprinter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented the Soviet Union in the men's 400 metres event and the men's 4x400 metres relay.[2] He helped his team place first in the semifinals for the 4x400 metres relay, but did not participate in the finals because of an injury. His team ended up winning gold. Burakov was an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.[3]
Burakov was married to another Soviet Olympic athlete, Tatyana Prorochenko.[4] He died on 24 July 2025, at the age of 70.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viktor Burakov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
- ↑ "Viktor Bukarov". olympics.com.
- 1 2 "Умер олимпийский чемпион по легкой атлетике, который выигрывал золото Игр-1980" [The Olympic champion in athletics, who won gold at the 1980 Games, died]. New Voice (in Russian). Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ↑ "Viktor Burakov". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Viktor Burakov at World Athletics
- Viktor Burakov at Olympics.com
- Viktor Burakov at Olympedia
- Viktor Burakov at InterSportStats
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