Ivan Filin
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Ivan Filin (March 10, 1926 – January 12, 2000) was a marathon runner from the Soviet Union, who won the silver medal at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, behind compatriot Sergei Popov. He is a two-time winner of the Soviet national marathon title (1955–1956), and won the 1957 edition of the Košice Peace Marathon. He was born in Kimovsk, Tula Oblast.
Achievements
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union
| |||||
| 1954 | European Championships | Bern, Switzerland | 3rd | Marathon | 2:25:26.6 |
| 1957 | Košice Peace Marathon | Košice, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:57 |
| 1958 | European Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 2nd | Marathon | 2:20:50.6 |
References
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- Ivan Filin's profile at the ARRS
- Ivan Filin's grave (in Russian)
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- 1926 births
- 2000 deaths
- People from Kimovsky District
- Soviet men long-distance runners
- Russian men long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Tula Oblast
- 20th-century Russian sportsmen
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
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