Vladimir Kuts

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Vladimir Kuts

Soviet athlete

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Born:: Feb. 7, 1927, Aleksino, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.

Died:: Aug. 16, 1975, Moscow, Russia (aged 48)

Awards And Honors:: Olympic Games

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Vladimir Kuts (born Feb. 7, 1927, Aleksino, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.—died Aug. 16, 1975, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet distance runner who held the world record in the 5,000-metre race (1954–55, 1957–65), the 10,000-metre race (1956–60), and the three-mile race (1954).

An officer in the Soviet army and a member of the Communist Party from 1955, Kuts won gold medals for both the 5,000- and 10,000-metre races at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. He was the European champion in the 5,000-metre race in 1954 and was also Soviet champion at that distance and in the 10,000-metre race (1953–57). After 1957, illness forced him to retire from running, but he continued as a coach.

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