Nikolai Viktorovich Avilov
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Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1972 Munich | Decathlon | |
| Bronze | 1976 Montreal | Decathlon | |
Nikolai Viktorovich Avilov (Russian: Николай Викторович Авилов) (born August 6, 1948, Odessa) was a Ukrainian Soviet decathlete.
Avilov trained at Dynamo in Odessa. He won a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics decathlon with a new world record of 8454 points. He returned to win a bronze medal (8369 points) in the 1976 Summer Olympics. A near seven foot high jumper, he was one of the few great Soviet athletes of Jewish heritage.
In 1972 he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
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Preceded by Bill Toomey |
Men's Decathlon World Record Holder September 8, 1972 – August 10, 1975 |
Succeeded by Bruce Jenner |
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Best Year Performance 1972 |
Succeeded by Lennart Hedmark |
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