About Lev Kalyayev
Lived 1929 – 1983 (aged 54). Lev Kalyayev was a Russian sprinter and athletics competitor.
Lev Alekseyevich Kalyayev (; May 16, 1929 – August 19, 1983) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
Kalyayev competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Boris Tokarev, Levan Sanadze and Vladimir Sukharev.
Kalyayev was born in Saint Petersburg on May 16, 1929. He died there on August 19, 1983, at the age of 54.
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Who was Lev Kalyayev?
Soviet sprinter (1929–1983)
When was Lev Kalyayev born?
Lev Kalyayev was born on 16 May 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
When did Lev Kalyayev die?
Lev Kalyayev died on 19 August 1983 in Saint Petersburg.
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Lev Kalyayev was a sprinter and athletics competitor.
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Lev Kalyayev was Russian.
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