Video of Sprinter Valeri Borzov 100 meters, Olympic Champion
July 22, 2007 by Jimson Lee · 3 Comments
Valeri Borzov is the double gold medalist in the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 1972 Olympics in Munich. He also won a silver medal in the 4×100 meter relay.
In the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, he added 2 bronze medals in the 100 meters and 4×100 meter relay.
He retired in 1979 due to injuries which prevented him from competing in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
Here is the video (duration 2:58 min)
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