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'''Nikolay Avilov''' ({{lang-uk|Микола Вікторович Авілов}}, {{lang-ru|link=no|Николай Викторович Авилов}}, born 6 August 1948) is a retired ] ] (]) 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.<ref name=sr>. sports-reference.com</ref> '''Nikolay Avilov''' ({{lang-uk|Микола Вікторович Авілов}}, {{lang-ru|link=no|Николай Викторович Авилов}}, born 6 August 1948) is a retired ] ] (]) 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.<ref name=sr>. sports-reference.com</ref>


Unusually tall for his time Avilov first played basketball, then changed to ] 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 ], an Olympic high jumper. Avilov retired in 1980 after finishing fifth at the Soviet Championships. He then coached athletics in ], ], ], ] and the ].<ref name=sr/> Unusually tall for his time Avilov first played basketball, then changed to ] 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 ], an Olympic high jumper. Avilov retired in 1980 after finishing fifth at the Soviet Championships. He then coached athletics in ], ], ], ] and the ].<ref name=sr/>

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Mykola Avilov
Mykola Avilov in 1972
Personal information
Born6 August 1948 (1948-08-06) (age 76)
Odessa, Ukraine
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDecathlon
ClubDynamo Odessa
Achievements and titles
Personal best8,466 (1972)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Decathlon
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Decathlon
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1970 Turin Decathlon
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow Decathlon

Nikolay Avilov (Template:Lang-uk, Template:Lang-ru, born 6 August 1948) is a retired Soviet decathlete (Odessa) 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.

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.

In the 2015 Odessa regional election Avilov was elected into the Odessa Oblast parliament as the first of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc's election ballot.

References

  1. ^ Mykola Avilov. sports-reference.com
  2. http://m.liga.net/news/politics/251547-v_spisok_bpp_na_vyborah_v_odesskiy_oblsovet_vkluchili_mariu_gaydar.htm
  3. http://www.rferl.mobi/a/ukraine-gaidar-resigns-odesa-region-deputy-governor/27726414.html
Olympic champions in the men's all-around, pentathlon and decathlon
All-around
Pentathlon
Decathlon
World University Games champions in men's decathlon
† 1959 was contested as a pentathlon
World best year performance in men's decathlon


Records
Preceded byUnited States Bill Toomey Men's decathlon world record holder
8 September 1972 – 10 August 1975 		Succeeded byUnited States Bruce Jenner


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