Mykola Avilov
Mykola Avilov in 1972
Personal information
Born6 August 1948 (1948-08-06) (age 75)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
ClubDynamo Odesa
Achievements and titles
Personal best8,466 (1972)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 MunichDecathlon
Bronze medal – third place1976 MontrealDecathlon
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1970 TurinDecathlon
Silver medal – second place1973 MoscowDecathlon

Mykola Viktorovych Avilov (Ukrainian: Микола Вікторович Авілов, Russian: Николай Викторович Авилов, born 6 August 1948) is a retired Ukrainian Soviet decathlete (Odesa) who competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 1972, setting a new world record, a bronze in 1976, and finished fourth in 1968.[1]

Unusually tall for his time Avilov first played basketball, then changed to high jump in 1962, and only in 1966 turned to decathlon. He won that event at the 1970 Universiade and finished second in 1973. In 1971 he married Valentyna Kozyr, an Olympic high jumper. Avilov retired in 1980 after finishing fifth at the Soviet Championships. He then coached athletics in Ukraine, Iraq, China, Egypt and the Seychelles.[1]

In the 2015 Odesa regional election Avilov was elected into the Odesa Oblast parliament as the first of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc's election ballot.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Mykola Avilov. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ "Новости Украины. Последние новости за сегодня онлайн. Все свежие новости | LIGA.net".
  3. ↑ "Gaidar Resigns in Ukraine's Odesa".



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