Comrades Contenders: Vladimir Kotov

Full name: Vladimir Kotov
Original name: Владимир Котов
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: February 21, 1958 in Dolzha, Vitebsk, Belarus
Country: Soviet Union

Vladimir Kotov (Владимир Котов; born February 21, 1958 in Dolzha, Vitebsk) is a Belarus born, South African long distance runner, who competed for the Soviet Union at the marathon of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he finished in fourth place, thirty seconds behind countryman and bronze medalist Setymkul Dzhumanazarov. Kotov has a very long career in athletics, during which he won the Eindhoven Marathon for instance, on October 13, 1991, and the Belgrade Marathon on April 22, 1995. He now lives in South Africa, where he is popular for winning the Comrades Marathon three times (2000, 2002, 2004), setting the "Up Run" record in 2000.

Kotov Vladimir  BLR

Sex	Weight	Height	Date of Birth	Place of birth
M	58.00	1.68	21/02/1958

Personal Best - Outdoor
	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
Half Marathon	1:09:25		Walbrzych	17/05/2003
Marathon	2:10:58		Moskva	24/05/1980

Progression - Outdoor
	Season	Performance	Wind	Place	Date
Half Marathon	2003	1:09:25		Walbrzych	17/05/2003
Marathon	1993	2:24:26		Stuttgart	14/08/1993
	1980	2:10:58		Moskva	24/05/1980

Honours
	Rank	Performance			Wind	Place	Date
Marathon
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics		22	f	2:24:26		Stuttgart	14/08/1993
Long Race
9th IAAF World Cross Country Championships		178	f	38:04		Madrid	28/03/1981