Valery Muratov

Valery Alekseyevich Muratov (Russian: Вале́рий Алексе́евич Мура́тов, born 1 May 1946 in Kolomna[1]) is a former ice speed skater from the USSR, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1968 in Grenoble, France. He trained in Kolomna at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society.[2]

Valery Muratov

Personal information
Full name	Valery Alekseyevich Muratov
Born	May 1, 1946 (age 74) Kolomna, Soviet Union
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Medal record Men's speed skating Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo 500 m 1976 Innsbruck 500 m 1976 Innsbruck 1,000 m World Sprint Championships 1970 West Allis Sprint 1972 Eskilstuna Sprint 1973 Oslo Sprint 1975 Gothenburg Sprint

In 1972 Muratov was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.[1]

World records

Discipline	Time	Date	Location
500 m	0.39,09	9 January 1970	Medeo
500 m	0.38,99	24 January 1970	Medeo
1000 m	1.19,2	24 January 1970	Medeo
500 m	0.38,73	29 January 1970	Medeo
1000 m	1.16,92	17 March 1975	Medeo
500 m	0.37,85	18 March 1975	Medeo
Sprint combination	153.390	18 March 1975	Medeo

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[3]

References

1. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. p. 50.
2. Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 424.
3. "Valeri Moeratov". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

External links

• Valeri Muratov at the International Skating Union
• Valery Muratov at the International Olympic Committee
• Valery Muratov at the Olympic Channel
• Valery Muratov at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Valery Muratov at SpeedSkatingStats.com
• Biography and photos (in Russian)