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Vasili Kuznetsov

1932 - 2001

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Vasili Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov (Russian: Василий Дмитриевич Кузнецов, 7 February 1932 – 6 August 2001) was a Soviet and Russian decathlete who won the European title in 1954, 1958 and 1962. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won bronze medals in 1956 and 1960, placing seventh in 1964. Kuznetsov took up athletics in the late 1940s and won a record 10 national decathlon titles in 1953-60 and 1962–63. He set two decathlon world records: in May 1958, he was the first athlete to break the 8,000 points barrier on the 1952 scoring system, with 8,014 points (7,653 (1985)) in Krasnodar. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasili Kuznetsov is the 1,029th most popular athlete (down from 573rd in 2019), the 1,883rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,768th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 1,029 out of 6,025. Before him are Maria Mutola, Ulf Timmermann, Viola Myers, Siiri Rantanen, Victor Thibault, and Atanase Sciotnic. After him are Robert Emmiyan, László Rajcsányi, Valeria Bufanu, Sándor Rozsnyói, Valerio Perentin, and Rudolf Harbig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 372. Before him are Clifton Williams, Gavril Dejeu, Aleksandr Belyavsky, Billie Whitelaw, Ben Bova, and Brian Murphy. After him are Cesare Perdisa, Paul Anderson, Bronius Kutavičius, Casey Kasem, John Lyons, and Alain Besançon. Among people deceased in 2001, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 251. Before him are Jacques-Louis Lions, Maximos V Hakim, Bent Hansen, Jalil Zandi, Daniel Lewin, and Arne Sucksdorff. After him are Charles Régnier, Thomas Sebeok, Francis Bebey, Mario Bergara, Álvaro Magaña, and Burkhard Heim.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 1,883 out of 3,761. Before him are Umyar Mavlikhanov (1937), Anastasiya Kuzmina (1984), Nilus of Sora (1433), Tatyana Makarova (1920), Nikolai Klyuev (1884), and Semyon Frank (1877). After him are Aleksandr Andronov (1901), Aleksei Evert (1857), Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (1945), Olga Aroseva (1925), Dmitry Lavrinenko (1914), and Alexander Nevzorov (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Vasili Kuznetsov ranks 46. Before him are Olha Bryzhina (1963), Valeri Popenchenko (1937), Viktor Kapitonov (1933), Jorma Valkama (1928), Yelena Gorchakova (1933), and Anastasiya Kuzmina (1984). After him are Irina Privalova (1968), Vera Komisova (1953), Valeri Vasiliev (1949), Aleksandr Privalov (1933), Yury Sharov (1939), and Aleksandr Timoshinin (1948).

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