Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov (Ukrainian: Валерій Пилипович Борзов; Russian: Валерий Филиппович Борзов, romanized: Valeriy Filippovich Borzov; born 20 October 1949) is a Soviet-Ukrainian former sprinter and politician. He is a two-time Olympian, a former president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, and Minister for Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
Valeriy Borzov was born in Sambir, Drohobych Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union,[2] Borzov started his track and field career in 1968. He became a household name in the Track and Field circles after having won the sprint-double at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki. He had already won the 100 m championship in 1969, when he equalled Armin Hary's nine-year-old European record of 10.0 seconds.[3]
At the 1972 Munich Olympics, two American favourites and world record holders, Eddie Hart and Rey Robinson, missed the 100 m quarterfinals due to a misunderstanding about the starting time of the heats. Coincidentally Borzov almost missed his own quarter-final as well, having fallen asleep in the stadium, his coach waking him up just as the race was about to start.[4] Borzov won the 100 m sprint with relative ease in a time of 10.14 seconds. Borzov then won the 200 m in great style. The picture, featuring Borzov winning the 200 m heats at the 1972 Summer Olympics was selected for the Voyager Golden Record and later launched into space aboard two Voyager spacecraft in 1977.[5][6] He also won silver as part of the Soviet 4 × 100 relay team, leaving Munich with three medals and the title of the fastest human in the world.
Between the 1972 and the 1976 Olympics, Borzov spent more time on his studies and soccer. Still, this did not stop him from winning his third successive 100 m title at the European Championships in 1974. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, he finished third in the 100 m race behind Caribbean sprinters Hasley Crawford and Donald Quarrie, in a time of 10.14, his fourth Olympic medal. In the 4 × 100 m relay, his team won another bronze.
A persisting injury forced Borzov to abandon his hopes to participate in his third Olympic Games. He ended his career in 1979. He married Ludmilla Tourischeva, a four-time Olympic champion in gymnastics, in 1977.[7]
Political careeredit
Borzov's political career started during the 1970s as a member of the Komsomol of Ukraine. In 1980–1986 he was one of the secretaries of the Central Committee of the Ukrainian Komsomol. From 1991 to 1998, Borzov served as the president of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee. He has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1994. He has also held a Youth and Sports cabinet minister position with the Government of Ukraine from 1990 till 1997. From 1998 until 2006, he was a member of the Ukrainian parliament.[8]
Soon after being elected to the party list for People's Movement of Ukraine (commonly abbreviated as Rukh) in 1998 he changed from the Rukh faction to the faction "Reforms Center" in 1998–1999. Yet after dissolution of the parliamentary faction of Hromada, in 1999 Borzov became one of the first who joined the newly created parliamentary faction Batkivshchyna in Verkhovna Rada, with which he stayed almost to the end of the third parliamentary convocation. In 2001, Borzov joined the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united). He stayed with the same party for the next elections in 2002, and eventually became a member in 2003.[9]
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Borzov at the 1972 Olympics
Borzov with a gold medal in 1972
Bibliographyedit
Valeriy Borzov (1982). 10 Seconds – The Whole Life (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport.
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs the patronymic is Pylypovych and the family name is Borzov Valeriy Pylypovych Borzov Ukrainian Valerij Pilipovich Borzov Russian Valerij Filippovich Borzov romanized Valeriy Filippovich Borzov born 20 October 1949 is a Soviet Ukrainian former sprinter and politician He is a two time Olympian a former president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and Minister for Youth and Sports of Ukraine Valeriy BorzovValerij BorzovBorzov at the 2018 Youth OlympicsPeople s Deputy of UkraineIn office 20 May 2003 25 May 2006ConstituencySocial Democratic Party of Ukraine united No 26In office 12 May 1998 15 May 2002ConstituencyPeople s Movement of Ukraine No 35 1 Head of the State Committee of Youth Fitness and SportIn office 30 July 1990 6 June 1991Prime MinisterVitaliy Masol Vitold FokinPreceded byMykhailo BakaSucceeded byPosition abolishedHimself as Minister of Youth and Sport of UkrainePresident of NOC UkraineIn office 1990 1998Preceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byIvan FedorenkoMinister of Youth and SportIn office 6 June 1991 20 August 1996PresidentLeonid Kravchuk Leonid KuchmaPrime MinisterVitold Fokin Leonid Kuchma Vitaliy Masol Yevhen Marchuk Pavlo LazarenkoPreceded byPosition establishedHimself as head of the State Committee of Youth Fitness and SportSucceeded byPosition abolishedHimself as head of the State Committee of Fitness and SportHead of the State Committee of Fitness and SportIn office 20 August 1996 26 August 1997PresidentLeonid KuchmaPrime MinisterPavlo Lazarenko Valeriy PustovoitenkoPreceded byPosition abolishedHimself as Minister of Youth and SportSucceeded bySuzanna StanikPersonal detailsBorn 1949 10 20 20 October 1949 age 74 Sambir Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union now Ukraine Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union 1972 1991 People s Movement of Ukraine 1998 2003 SDPU u 2003 Other politicalaffiliationsHromada BatkivshchynaSpouseLudmilla Tourischeva 1977 ChildrenTetyana 1978 Valeriy Borzov Medal record Men s athletics Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1972 Munich 100 m 1972 Munich 200 m 1972 Munich 4 100 m relay 1976 Montreal 100 m 1976 Montreal 4 100 m relay European Championships 1969 Athens 100 m 1971 Helsinki 100 m 1971 Helsinki 200 m 1974 Rome 100 m 1969 Athens 4 100 m relay In 1972 he won the 100 and 200 metres sprint events at the Olympic Games in Munich Contents 1 Career 2 Political career 3 Gallery 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesCareer editValeriy Borzov was born in Sambir Drohobych Oblast Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union 2 Borzov started his track and field career in 1968 He became a household name in the Track and Field circles after having won the sprint double at the 1971 European Championships in Helsinki He had already won the 100 m championship in 1969 when he equalled Armin Hary s nine year old European record of 10 0 seconds 3 At the 1972 Munich Olympics two American favourites and world record holders Eddie Hart and Rey Robinson missed the 100 m quarterfinals due to a misunderstanding about the starting time of the heats Coincidentally Borzov almost missed his own quarter final as well having fallen asleep in the stadium his coach waking him up just as the race was about to start 4 Borzov won the 100 m sprint with relative ease in a time of 10 14 seconds Borzov then won the 200 m in great style The picture featuring Borzov winning the 200 m heats at the 1972 Summer Olympics was selected for the Voyager Golden Record and later launched into space aboard two Voyager spacecraft in 1977 5 6 He also won silver as part of the Soviet 4 100 relay team leaving Munich with three medals and the title of the fastest human in the world Between the 1972 and the 1976 Olympics Borzov spent more time on his studies and soccer Still this did not stop him from winning his third successive 100 m title at the European Championships in 1974 At the 1976 Montreal Olympics he finished third in the 100 m race behind Caribbean sprinters Hasley Crawford and Donald Quarrie in a time of 10 14 his fourth Olympic medal In the 4 100 m relay his team won another bronze A persisting injury forced Borzov to abandon his hopes to participate in his third Olympic Games He ended his career in 1979 He married Ludmilla Tourischeva a four time Olympic champion in gymnastics in 1977 7 Political career editBorzov s political career started during the 1970s as a member of the Komsomol of Ukraine In 1980 1986 he was one of the secretaries of the Central Committee of the Ukrainian Komsomol From 1991 to 1998 Borzov served as the president of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee He has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 1994 He has also held a Youth and Sports cabinet minister position with the Government of Ukraine from 1990 till 1997 From 1998 until 2006 he was a member of the Ukrainian parliament 8 Soon after being elected to the party list for People s Movement of Ukraine commonly abbreviated as Rukh in 1998 he changed from the Rukh faction to the faction Reforms Center in 1998 1999 Yet after dissolution of the parliamentary faction of Hromada in 1999 Borzov became one of the first who joined the newly created parliamentary faction Batkivshchyna in Verkhovna Rada with which he stayed almost to the end of the third parliamentary convocation In 2001 Borzov joined the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine united He stayed with the same party for the next elections in 2002 and eventually became a member in 2003 9 Gallery edit nbsp Borzov at the 1972 Olympics nbsp Borzov with a gold medal in 1972Bibliography editValeriy Borzov 1982 10 Seconds The Whole Life in Russian Moscow Fizkultura i sport References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valeriy Borzov Narodni Deputati Ukrayini 3 go sklikannya 1998 2002 People s Deputies of Ukraine in the third convocation 1998 2002 Verkhovna Rada in Ukrainian Archived from the original on 30 January 2018 Retrieved 31 March 2023 in Russian Sports Encyclopedia Valeriy Borzov Wins 100m Gold Munich 1972 Olympic Games World News Network 26 November 2013 Retrieved 7 December 2021 Owen David 29 September 2013 A trip down memory lane with Valeriy Borzov Inside the Games Retrieved 10 December 2021 Voyager Golden Record Scenes from Earth voyager jpl nasa gov Valeriy Borzov The International Olympic Committee Retrieved 10 December 2021 Elliott Helene 4 September 2002 Borzov Proves Himself Twice Los Angeles Times Retrieved 7 December 2021 Valery Borzov Sports Reference Archived from the original on 20 April 2009 Retrieved 7 December 2021 Valeriy Borzov Memim Encyclopedia Retrieved 10 December 2021 Political offices Preceded byHimselfas State Committee of Youth Physical Culture and Sports Chairman of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Spors1991 1996 Succeeded byHimselfas State Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Succeeded bySyuzanna Stanikas Ministry on Family Affairs and Youth Government offices Preceded byMykhailo Baka Chairman of the State Committee of Youth Physical Culture and Sports1990 1991 Succeeded byHimself Preceded byHimself Chairman of the State Committee on Physical Culture and Sports1996 1997 Succeeded byIvan Fedorenko Sporting positions Preceded byPavlo Yesypenko President of Ukrainian NOC1990 1998 Succeeded byIvan Fedorenko Records Preceded by nbsp Donald Quarrie Men s 200 m Best Year Performance1972 Succeeded by nbsp Steve Williams Preceded by nbsp Vladislav Sapeya European Record Holder Men s 100 m18 August 1968 6 September 1970 Succeeded by nbsp Gert Metz Preceded by European Record Holder Men s 100 m31 August 1972 14 September 1979 Succeeded by nbsp Pietro Mennea Preceded by nbsp Philippe Clerc European Record Holder Men s 200 m18 July 1971 16 June 1972 Succeeded by nbsp Pietro Mennea Preceded by nbsp Pietro Mennea European Record Holder Men s 200 m4 September 1972 9 September 1979 Succeeded by nbsp Pietro Mennea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valeriy Borzov amp oldid 1197777750, 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