Yuriy Konovalov (athlete)

Yuriy Konovalov

Yuriy Konovalov at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	30 December 1929 Baku, Azerbaijan
Died	25 May 2008 (aged 78) Smolensk, Russia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprint running
Club	Neftçi Baku
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.3 (1957) 200 m – 20.9 (1960)
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 4×100 m relay 1960 Rome 4×100 m relay European Championships 1958 Stockholm 4×100 m relay

Yuriy Semyonovich Konovalov (Russian: Юрий Семёнович Коновалов, 30 December 1929 – 25 May 2008) was a Soviet sprinter. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in the 100 m, 200 m and 4×100 m relay events and won two silver medals, both in the relay. He also won a bronze medal in the relay at the 1958 European Championships. Domestically he won two titles, in the 100 m in 1957, and in the 200 m in 1958.^[1]

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