Vladimir Muravyov

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Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Gold	1980 Moscow	4x100m relay
Gold	1988 Seoul	4x100m relay

Vladimir Pavlovich Muravyov (Russian: Владимир Павлович Муравьёв) (born September 30, 1959) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals in 4x100 m relay at the Olympic Games.

At the 1980 Summer Olympics, Vladimir Muravyov was sixth in 100 m and ran the opening leg in the Soviet 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal. At the 1982 European Championships, Muravyov was seventh in 200 m ant at the first World Championships he reached to the semifinal in 200 m and was a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team, which won the bronze.

Muravyov missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due the boycott, but was sixth at the 1985 IAAF World Cup in 200 m and third in 4x100 m relay. He won the gold medal at the 1986 European Championships as a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team.

At the 1987 World Championships, Muravyov was eliminated in the quarterfinal of 100 m, but was second with the Soviet 4x100 m relay team. At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Muravyov was again in the Soviet 4x100 m relay team, which, in the absence of United States, which was disqualified in the heats, won the gold medal.

Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay
1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004
1980 Soviet Union Vladimir Muravyov, Nikolay Sidorov, Aleksandr Aksinin & Andrey Prokofyev 1988 Soviet Union Viktor Bryzgin, Vladimir Krylov, Vladimir Muravyov & Vitaly Savin