Vladimir Osokin

Vladimir Yuryevich Osokin (Russian: Владимир Юрьевич Осокин; born 8 January 1954) is a retired Soviet cyclist. He won a silver and a gold medal in the 4000 m team pursuit at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, respectively; individually, he finished in fourth and fifth place.^[1] Between 1975 and 1981 he won five silver medals in the individual and team pursuit at the world championships.

Vladimir Osokin

Vladimir Osokin in 1977
Personal information
Born	(1954-01-08) 8 January 1954 (age 71) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team pursuit 1976 Montreal Team pursuit World championships 1975 Rocourt Team pursuit 1975 Rocourt Individual pursuit 1978 Munich Team pursuit 1979 Amsterdam Team pursuit 1981 Brno Team pursuit

As a road racer, he finished second in the multistage Peace Race individually and first in the team competition in 1977.^[2]

Osokin has a degree in engineering from the Kirov Leningrad Institute of Textile and Light Industry (now St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design).^[1]