Vladimir Sergeyevich Shitov (Russian: Владимир Сергеевич Шитов; 8 July 1952 – 8 November 2011) was a Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s. He won the silver medal at the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.
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| Born | 8 July 1952 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 November 2011 (aged 59) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Luge | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shitov also won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1978 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.
References
edit- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (in German)
- Vladimir Zhitov's obituary (in Russian)
- Vladimir Shitov. sports-reference.com
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