Pavel Konovalov (sprinter)

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Pavel Konovalov
Personal information
Born (1960-11-13) 13 November 1960 (age 63)
Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Coached byW.D. Sysoev
Georgiy Chevichalov

Pavel Trofimovich Konovalov (Russian: Павел Трофимович Коновалов; born 13 November 1960) is a retired Soviet sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.[2] Individually, his biggest achievement is a gold medal at the 1982 European Indoor Championships. In addition, he won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships and silver at the 1979 European Junior Championships.

His personal bests in the event are 45.84 seconds outdoors (Athens 1982) and 46.87 seconds indoors (Milan 1982).

International competitions[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1979 European Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 6th 400 m 46.89
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:06.76
1982 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 1st 400 m 47.04
European Championships Athens, Greece 6th 400 m 45.84
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.80

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