Medal record Borzov (932) during the heats of the 200 m in Munich, 1972 Men's Athletics Competitor for the  Soviet Union Olympic Games Gold 1972 Munich 100 metres Gold 1972 Munich 200 metres Silver 1972 Munich 4x100 metre relay Bronze 1976 Montreal 100 metres Bronze 1976 Montreal 4x100 metre relay European Championships Gold 1969 Athens 100 metres Gold 1971 Helsinki 100 metres Gold 1971 Helsinki 200 metres Gold 1974 Rome 100 metres Silver 1969 Athens 4x100 metre relay Valeri Filippovich Borzov (Russian: Валерий Филиппович Борзов, Ukrainian: Валерій Пилипович Борзов) (born October 20, 1949) is a Soviet athlete; an Olympic; former president of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee, and the Ukrainian Minister for Youth and Sports. In 1972 he won both the 100 m and 200 m sprint events for the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games in Munich. Contents 1 Career 2 Political career 3 Bibliography 4 References Career

Born in Sambir, Drohobych Oblast, Soviet Union,1 Borzov started his track and field career in 1968. He became a household name in the Track and Field circles after having won the sprint-double at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki. He had already won the 100 m championship in 1969, when he equalled Armin Hary's nine year-old European record of 10.0 seconds. At the 1972 Munich Olympics, two American sprinters (Eddie Hart and Rey Robinson) missed the 100 m finals due to a misunderstanding about the starting time of the heats. Their times in the trials were both 9.9 with Eddie Hart just ahead. After Borzov had won the 100 m sprint with relative ease, the Americans promised they would beat Borzov in the 200 m competition. However, with all three Americans in the final this time, Borzov won again in a great style. The picture, featuring Valeri winning the 200 m heats at the 1972 Summer Olympics was selected for the Voyager Golden Record and later launched into space aboard two Voyager spacecraft in 1977.2 As a consolation, the Americans won the relays with the Soviets taking second place.

Between the 1972 and the 1976 Olympics, Borzov spent more time on his studies and soccer. Still, this did not stop him from winning his third successive 100 m title at the European Championships in 1974. Rumours of a planned assassination attempt and his possible defection attempt surrounded his appearance at the Montreal Olympics. He finished third in the 100 m race, his fourth Olympic medal. In the 4 x 100 m relays, his team won another bronze. A persisting injury forced Borzov to abandon his hopes to participate in his third Olympic Games. He ended his career in 1979. About that time, he married Ludmilla Tourischeva, a four-time Olympic champion in gymnastics. Political career From 1991 to 1998, Borzov served as the president of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee. He has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1994. He has also held a Youth and Sports cabinet minister position with the Government of Ukraine from 1991 till 1997.3 From 1998 until 2006, he was a member of the Ukrainian parliament.3 First for Rukh (1998), then for the faction "Reforms Center" (1998–1999), All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" (1999–2001) and Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united) (from 2001). Bibliography

Valeri Borzov (1982) (in Russian). 10 Seconds - The Whole Life. Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. http://www.sportlib.ru/books/la/borzov/.  References Please, note that even though the referenced Sports Encyclopedia states that he was born in Lviv Oblast that information is inaccurate, because it was not until 1959 when Sambir became part of Lviv Oblast.4 ^ (Russian) Sports Encyclopedia ^ Voyager Golden Record - Scenes from Earth ^ a b Valery Borzov, Sport Reference ^ (Russian) Drohobych Oblast Preceded by introduced President of Ukrainian NOC 1990 - 1998 Succeeded by Ivan Fedorenko Sporting positions Preceded by Donald Quarrie Men's 200m Best Year Performance 1972 Succeeded by Steve Williams Records Preceded by Vladislav Sapeya European Record Holder Men's 100m 18 August 1968 - 6 September 1970 Succeeded by Gert Metz Preceded by — European Record Holder Men's 100m 31 August 1972 - 14 September 1979 Succeeded by Pietro Mennea Preceded by Philippe Clerc European Record Holder Men's 200m 18 July 1971 - 16 June 1972 Succeeded by Pietro Mennea Preceded by Pietro Mennea European Record Holder Men's 200m 4 September 1972 - 9 September 1979 Succeeded by Pietro Mennea

v · d · eOlympic Champions in Men's 100 m 1896: Tom Burke (USA)  • 1900: Frank Jarvis (USA)  • 1904: Archie Hahn (USA)  • 1908: Reggie Walker (RSA)  • 1912: Ralph Craig (USA)  • 1920: Charlie Paddock (USA)  • 1924: Harold Abrahams (GBR)  • 1928: Percy Williams (CAN)  • 1932: Eddie Tolan (USA)  • 1936: Jesse Owens (USA)  • 1948: Harrison Dillard (USA)  • 1952: Lindy Remigino (USA)  • 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)  • 1960: Armin Hary (GER)  • 1964: Bob Hayes (USA)  • 1968: Jim Hines (USA)  • 1972: Valeri Borzov (URS)  • 1976: Hasely Crawford (TRI)  • 1980: Allan Wells (GBR)  • 1984: Carl Lewis (USA)  • 1988: Carl Lewis (USA)  • 1992: Linford Christie (GBR)  • 1996: Donovan Bailey (CAN)  • 2000: Maurice Greene (USA)  • 2004: Justin Gatlin (USA)  • 2008: Usain Bolt (JAM) v · d · eOlympic Champions in Men's 200 m

1900: Walter Tewksbury (USA)  · 1904: Archie Hahn (USA)  · 1908: Bobby Kerr (CAN)  · 1912: Ralph Craig (USA)  · 1920: Allen Woodring (USA)  · 1924: Jackson Scholz (USA)  · 1928: Percy Williams (CAN)  · 1932: Eddie Tolan (USA)  · 1936: Jesse Owens (USA)  · 1948: Mel Patton (USA)  · 1952: Andy Stanfield (USA)  · 1956: Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)  · 1960: Livio Berruti (ITA)  · 1964: Henry Carr (USA)  · 1968: Tommie Smith (USA)  · 1972: Valeri Borzov (URS)  · 1976: Don Quarrie (JAM)  · 1980: Pietro Mennea (ITA)  · 1984: Carl Lewis (USA)  · 1988: Joe DeLoach (USA)  · 1992: Michael Marsh (USA)  · 1996: Michael Johnson (USA)  · 2000: Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)  · 2004: Shawn Crawford (USA)  · 2008: Usain Bolt (JAM) v · d · eEuropean Champions in Men's 100 m

1934: Chris Berger (NED) • 1938: Tinus Osendarp (NED) • 1946: John Archer (GBR) • 1950: Étienne Bally (FRA) • 1954: Heinz Fütterer (FRG) • 1958: Armin Hary (FRG) • 1962: Claude Piquemal (FRA) • 1966: Wiesław Maniak (POL) • 1969: Valeri Borzov (RUS) • 1971: Valeri Borzov (RUS) • 1974: Valeri Borzov (RUS) • 1978: Pietro Mennea (ITA) • 1982: Frank Emmelmann (GDR) • 1986: Linford Christie (GBR) • 1990: Linford Christie (GBR) • 1994: Linford Christie (GBR) • 1998: Darren Campbell (GBR) • 2002: Francis Obikwelu (POR) • 2006: Francis Obikwelu (POR) • 2010: Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) v · d · eEuropean Champions in Men's 200 m

1934: Chris Berger (NED)  • 1938: Tinus Osendarp (NED)  • 1946: Nikolay Karakulov (URS)  • 1950: Brian Shenton (GBR)  • 1954: Heinz Fütterer (FRG)  • 1958: Manfred Germar (FRG)  • 1962: Owe Jonsson (SWE)  • 1966: Roger Bambuck (FRA)  • 1969: Philippe Clerc (SUI)  • 1971: Valeri Borzov (URS)  • 1974: Pietro Mennea (ITA)  • 1978: Pietro Mennea (ITA)  • 1982: Olaf Prenzler (GDR)  • 1986: Vladimir Krylov (URS)  • 1990: John Regis (GBR)  • 1994: Geir Moen (NOR)  • 1998: Douglas Walker (GBR)  • 2002: Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)  • 2006: Francis Obikwelu (POR)  • 2010: Christophe Lemaitre (FRA) Persondata Name Borzov, Valeri Alternative names Short description Date of birth 20 October 1949 Place of birth Date of death Place of death