Igor Braslavskiy

Igor Braslavskiy (born 19 August 1959) is a Moldovan middle-distance and long-distance runner. He achieved fame in 1983, when he ran the 5,000 meters in Chișinău, then part of the Soviet Union (USSR), and clocked a 13:47.6, setting a new national record in Moldova for the distance.[1] He continued to prominence as a runner in the USSR in 1986, when he became the National Marathon Champion for the nation on July 6 in Moscow.[2][3][4][5]

Braslavskiy has also been a winner or top finisher in major marathons, including his win in the 1990 Grandma's Marathon in the US State of Minnesota from Two Harbors to Duluth, his second place finishes at the 1992 Chicago Marathon, and his second place in the 1993 Istanbul Marathon. In 1989, he finished 24th in the London Marathon and ninth in the Berlin Marathon.

References
  1. "Statistici". fam.com.md (in Romanian). Athletics Federation of Moldova. 2020.
  2. "Igor Braslavskiy". Monaco: World Athletics. 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. Ken Young; Andy Milroy, eds. (5 May 2019). "Igor Braslavskiy". Mattole Valley, California: Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. Ken Young; Andy Milroy, eds. (25 October 2021). "National Marathon Champions for the Soviet Union". Mattole Valley, California: Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. "Soviet Championships". Great Britain Athletics. 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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