Vladimir Leonov (cyclist)
Soviet cyclist
Intro | Soviet cyclist | |
A.K.A. | Vladimir Petrovich Leonov | |
A.K.A. | Vladimir Petrovich Leonov | |
Places | Russia Russia | |
is | Athlete Sport cyclist | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 25 April 1937, Tula, Tula Oblast, Russia | |
Age | 87 years | |
Star sign | Taurus |
Vladimir Petrovich Leonov (Russian: Владимир Петрович Леонов; born 25 April 1937) is a retired cyclist from Russia. He competed in the 2000 m tandem sprint at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and finished in ninth and third places, respectively. During his career he won three national titles: in the sprint (1958, 1959) and tandem sprint (1961).