Pyotr Grigoryevich Bolotnikov was a Soviet Track and field athlete who competed mainly in long-distance running events.
11 Facts About Pyotr Bolotnikov
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Pyotr Bolotnikov was the winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Pyotr Bolotnikov trained at VSS Spartak, coached by Grigory Nikiforov.
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Pyotr 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.
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Pyotr Bolotnikov became the double Soviet champion in 5000 m and 10,000 m from 1958 to 1962.
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Pyotr Bolotnikov won the national 10,000 m title in 1964 and national cross country title in 1958.
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Pyotr Bolotnikov participated already at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but without any success.
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At the Rome Olympics in 1960, Pyotr 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.
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On 5 October 1960, in Kiev, Pyotr Bolotnikov lowered the 10,000 metres world record by almost twelve seconds to 28:18.8.
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Just two weeks before the 1962 European Championships in Belgrade, on 11 August 1962 in Moscow, Pyotr Bolotnikov lowered his own 10,000 m world record by 0.6 seconds to 28:18.2, thus becoming the main favourite at long distances at the Championships.
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Pyotr Bolotnikov died on 20 December 2013, at the age of 83.