Vladimir Pronin (athlete)

Vladimir Pronin
Personal information
Born (1969-05-27) 27 May 1969
Moscow, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 3000 metres steeplechase
Club Luch Moscow, Spartak Moscow

Vladimir Pronin (Russian: Владимир Пронин; born 27 May 1969 in Moscow) is a retired Russian athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] He represented his country two Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000, as well as three consecutive World Championships starting in 1993.

His personal best in the event is 8:16.59 set in Gothenburg in 1995.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Unified Team
1992 World Cup Havana, Cuba 5th 3000 m s'chase 8:45.35
Representing  Russia
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:32.03
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 20th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:32.26
1994 Goodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 5th 3000 m s'chase 8:29.40
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th 3000 m s'chase 8:26.33
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th 3000 m s'chase 8:16.59
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 18th (sf) 3000 m s'chase 8:34.79
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 14th (sf) 3000 m s'chase 8:29.39
Universiade Catania, Italy 4th 3000 m s'chase 8:31.35
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 34th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:57.69

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