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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 February 1948 (1948-02-09) (age 78) |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 800 m |
| Club | Avanhard Dynamo Kiev[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 1:45.3 (1972) |
Yevhen Oleksandrovych Arzhanov (Ukrainian:Євген Олександрович Аржанов, born 9 February 1948) is aUkrainian former middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the800 metres at the1972 Summer Olympics.[3]
Arzhanov was a keen basketball and football player, and took up athletics only in 1965, yet by 1968 he was selected for the Soviet national team.[1] At the 1968 Olympics, he reached the semifinals, and next year finished fourth at the 1969 European Championships. He won gold medals at the1970 European Indoor Championships with a time of 1:51.0,1971 European Indoor Championships (1:48.7),1971 European Championships (1:45.6) and1973 Summer Universiade (1:46.9).[4]
At the 1972 Olympics Arzhanov led the final, but was narrowly overtaken in the last meters byDave Wottle, who finished in the same time (1:45.9).[3][5]
After retiring from competitions, Arzhanov worked as athletics commentator with Ukrainian national television and radio stations. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he coached the national teams of South Korea and Vietnam.[3]
European Athletics Championships champions in men's800 metres | |
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