Lev Kalyayev

Lev Kalyayev
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1952 Helsinki4×100 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1950 Brussels4×100 m

Lev Alekseyevich Kalyayev (Russian: Лев Алексеевич Каляев; 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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