Vladimir Osokin
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| Born | 8 January 1954 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Yuryevich Osokin (Russian: Владимир Юрьевич Осокин; born 8 January 1954) is a retired Soviet cyclist. He won a silver and a gold medal in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, respectively; individually, he finished in fourth and fifth place.[1] Between 1975 and 1981 he won five silver medals in the individual and team pursuit at the world championships.
As a road racer, he finished second in the multistage Peace Race individually and first in the team competition in 1977.[2]
Osokin has a degree in engineering from the Kirov Leningrad Institute of Textile and Light Industry (now St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design).[1]
References
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- ^ a b "Vladimir Yuryevich Osokin". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "Vladimir Yuryevich Osokin". cycling archives. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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