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Valeriy Borzov was born in Sambir, Drohobych Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, 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.
📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Highlights from the Munich 1972 Olympic Games as Valeriy Borzov wins the gold medal in the men's 100m eve...
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Valery Borzov (born October 20, 1949, Sambir, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) is a Soviet athlete who won five Olympic medals, including two gold medals. A master of all aspects of running, with a strong, smooth style, Borzov was the greatest Soviet sprinter. As a graduate student at the Kiev Institute of Physical Culture, Borzov studied films of great ...
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May 31, 2018 · Валерій БорзовAssembled for the first time, all the lifetime best races by the legendary sprinter Valeriy Borzov (URS).60m - Borzov ran twice 6.58 in his car...
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Valeriy Borzov can lay claim to being the only Olympian to make it into space. A photo of the former USSR sprinter taken at the Munich Games in 1972, where he won double gold, was placed on the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, which were launched into space in 1977, and continue to orbit beyond our solar system to this day. Double Olympic gold in 1972.
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Aug 9, 2012 · Valery Borzov was a Ukrainian sprinter who won two gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics, beating the Americans in the 100 and 200 metres. He was known for his coolness, relaxation and mental toughness, and was called the "Russian Robot" by the Western media.
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