Valentin Gavrilov

Valentin Aleksandrovich Gavrilov (Russian: Валентин Александрович Гаврилов, 26 July 1946 – 23 December 2003) was a Russian high jumper who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Olympics. That year he also finished second at the European Indoor Games, but in 1969–70 he won his all international competitions, including European championships (indoor and outdoor) and the Universiade.^[1]

Valentin Gavrilov

Valentin Gavrilov in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1946-07-26)26 July 1946 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	23 December 2003(2003-12-23) (aged 57) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best	2.21 m (1969)
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City High jump European Championships 1969 Athens High jump European Indoor Games 1969 Belgrade High jump 1970 Vienna High jump 1968 Madrid High jump Universiade 1970 Torino High jump 1973 Moscow High jump