Andrey Perlov

Andrei Borisovich Perlov (Russian: Андрей Борисович Перлов, English transcription Andrey Perlov, . Born December 12, 1961 in Novosibirsk ) is a former Russian track and field athlete and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union until 1991 and 1992 for the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Andrei Perlow was a decade of the best -goers in the world. Because of the high power density in the Soviet Union, however, he took part in only a few international championships.

His first major title won Perlow at the European Championships in 1990 in Split. Add 3:54:36 hours, he won the 50 km walking well ahead of the two DDR - goers Bernd Gummelt and Hartwig Gauder.

1991 at the World Championships in Tokyo, the competition has already started about 50 km at 7.00 local time. Nevertheless, the race at 25 degrees and 97 % humidity for the participants was an ordeal. After the two Russians Alyaksandr Pataschou and Andrei Perlow had jointly prepared well ahead of third-placed Hartwig Gauder, they fought to the finish line not against each other but crossed the finish line together, each with an arm on the shoulder of teammate. After 3 hours, 53 minutes and nine seconds, the target camera for Pataschou recorded a hundredth of a second ahead, so Pataschou gold and silver Perlow received.

At the Olympic Games in 1992, Perlow was a no finish line decision, but took on the last 10 kilometers alone the top. He won in 3:50:13 hrs safe from the Mexican Carlos Mercenary and the German Ronald Weigel.

Andrei Perlow is 1,78 m tall and weighed about 65 kg competition times.

Bests

• 20 km Walking: 1:18:20 h May 26, 1990, Moscow
• 50 km Walking: 3:37:41 h, August 5, 1989, Leningrad