Ravil Kashapov Explained

Ravil Kashapov
Nationality:/
Sport:Running
Event:5000 metres, 10,000 metres, Marathon, Ultramarathon
Birth Date:15 November 1956
Birth Place:Bolgar, Tatarstan, Russia
Height:1.70 m
Weight:61 kg

Ravil Iskhakovich Kashapov, мсмк (Russian: link=no|Равиль Исхакович Кашапов; born 15 November 1956) is a Russian ultramarathon and former marathon runner. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1987 World Championships and 1988 Summer Olympics.

He is currently an assistant professor at Kama State Institute of Physical Culture, as well as vice-president of the Tatarstan Athletics Federation.[1] He was named a Master of Sport of the USSR, International Class.[1]

Early life

Kashapov was born on November 15, 1956, in the town of Bolgar, Spassky District, Republic of Tatarstan in Soviet Russia. He graduated from Kazan Federal University in the Volga region in 1979 with a degree in biochemistry. In his third year at the university, at 22 years old, he started training in athletics. His first coach was Hanif Mubarakzyanovich Murtazin, an Honoured Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation, who convinced him to train as a runner after seeing him messing around with friends.[1] [2]

In 1981, he began competing at professional athletics events. That same year, he also began his career as a sports medicine professor at various universities across the country.[2]

Career

Kashapov began running marathons in 1986.[3] In 1987, he won the gold medal at the Soviet Union Championships, thus qualifying for the 1987 World Championships in Rome, where he finished 8th, and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was the only Soviet man who competed in the Olympic marathon that year, finishing in 10th place.[4] Also that year, Kashapov won gold at the 1988 European Marathon Cup in Huy, Belgium

He started the following year with a rare appearance at the 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing 74th in the long race (12 km). In April, he ran a personal best 2:11:07 time to finish fourth at the 1989 World Marathon Cup in Milan.[4] Six months later, he finished second in the Chicago Marathon, losing to Englishman Paul Davies-Hale by just under two minutes.[5] For the second straight year, he finished second at the Fukuoka Marathon in December. In addition, he competed at two IAAF events, the World Cup (4th in the marathon) and Golden Gala.

1990 was his last year competing at the world-class level, finishing 20th at the European Athletics Championships marathon event in Split.

From 1991 to 1997, Kashapov ran in various city marathons around the world, as well as occasional shorter races, with moderate success. Running out of Tampa, he finished 6th at the 1991 Houston Marathon and 3rd at the 1992 Pittsburgh Marathon.[6]

In the late 1990s, he started running ultramarathons, races ranging from 50 to 100 kilometres. His greatest success came in 1998, when he won first place at the Russian 100 km Championships in Moscow, 3rd in the IAU World 100 km Championships in Kochi, Japan, and 5th in the annual Comrades Marathon (87 km). He was the over 45 age category winner in each one.

Competition record

Representing the
1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union4thMarathon2:17:10
1987Rome, Italy8thMarathon2:14:41
1988Seoul, South Korea10thMarathon2:13:49
European Marathon CupHuy, Belgium1stMarathon2:11:30
1989Stavanger, Norway74th12 km42:30
World Marathon CupMilan, Italy4thMarathon2:11:07
European CupGateshead, England6th10,000 metres29:32.47
IAAF World CupBarcelona, Spain4thMarathon2:11:07
IAAF Golden GalaPescara, Italy9th5,000 metres13:37.26
1990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia20thMarathon2:28:49
Representing
1998World 100 km ChampionshipsKochi, Japan3rd100 km6:36:33
2001European 100 km ChampionshipsWinschoten, Netherlands7th100 km7:03:27
2002World 100 km ChampionshipsTorhout, Belgium12th100 km6:57:20
European 100 km ChampionshipsWinschoten, Netherlands9th100 km6:57:39
2003World 100 km ChampionshipsTaipei, Taiwan20th100 km8:08:32
European 100 km ChampionshipsChernogolovka, Russia26th100 km7:22:33
2004World 100 km ChampionshipsWinschoten, Netherlands52nd100 km6:30:00

Other events

Representing the
1982Znamenskiy Brothers MemorialMoscow, Soviet Union6th10,000 metres28:18.40
1986Soviet ChampionshipsKiev, Soviet Union4th10,000 metres28:39.50
1987Uzhhorod MarathonUzhhorod, Soviet Union5thMarathon2:13:12
Soviet ChampionshipsBryansk, Soviet Unionbgcolor=silver 2nd10,000 metres28:41.94
Soviet Union ChampionshipsMogilyev, Soviet Unionbgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:12:43
1988Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japanbgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:11:19
Soviet ChampionshipsKiev, Soviet Union7th5,000 metres13:46.13
Brothers Znamensky MemorialLeningrad, Soviet Unionbgcolor=silver2nd10,000 metres27:56.75
Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium15th10,000 metres28:29.40
1989Chicago MarathonChicago, Illinois, USAbgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:13:19
Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japanbgcolor=silver2ndMarathon2:12:54
1990Fukuoka MarathonFukuoka, Japan4thMarathon2:14:27
London MarathonLondon, England50thMarathon2:18:35
Brothers Znamensky MemorialMoscow, Soviet Union6th10,000 metres28:32.63
Representing
1991Houston MarathonHouston, Texas, USA6thMarathon2:14:56
London MarathonLondon, England126thMarathon2:21:52
Red Lobster ClassicOrlando, Florida, USA30th10 km road31:19
Jacksonville River RunJacksonville, Florida, USA30th15 km47:25
Limerick Treaty 300 International Crosscountry Limerick, Ireland35th8.75 km28:24
1992Pittsburgh MarathonPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA3rdMarathon2:19:11
Lake Biwa MarathonŌtsu, Japan9thMarathon2:15:56
Gold Coast MarathonGold Coast, Australia9thMarathon2:19:15
ADT BermudaHamilton, Bermuda17th10 km34:01
1996Istanbul MarathonIstanbul, Turkey8thMarathon2:25:25
Belgrade MarathonBelgrade, Serbia26thMarathon2:27:59
Siberian International MarathonOmsk, Russia10thMarathon2:26:18
Vratskiy Kholmy MarathonKirov, Russia1stMarathon2:19:11
1997Twin Cities MarathonMinneapolis, Minnesota, USA14thMarathon2:23:10
Siberian International MarathonOmsk, Russia7thMarathon2:19:36
1998Russian 100 km ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia1st100 km6:33:46
Comrades MarathonDurban, South Africa5th87 km5:37:26
1999Comrades MarathonPietermaritzburg, South Africa23rd89 km6:01:02
Siberian International MarathonOmsk, Russia15thMarathon2:25:24
RABO-Interpolis RUN te WinschotenWinschoten, Netherlands10th100 km6:33:17
2000Comrades MarathonDurban, South Africa30th87 km6:08:11
Moscow International Peace MarathonMoscow, Russia7thMarathon2:27:33
2001Russian 100 km ChampionshipsChernogolovka, Russia9th100 km7:08:24
Moscow Luzhniki MarathonMoscow, Russia4thMarathon2:31:27
RABO-Interpolis RUN te WinschotenWinschoten, Netherlands7th100 km7:03:27
2002Pedestres Villa de Madrid 100 kmMadrid, Spain6th100 km7:13:04
2005Russian 15 km Road ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia41st15 km52:14
2010Chelyabinsk Self-Transcendence 50 kmChelyabinsk, Russia7th50 km4:27:49
2011Chelyabinsk Self-Transcendence 50 kmChelyabinsk, Russia10th50 km4:34:49

Personal bests

Outdoor

Personal

He has two sons, Renat and Ruslan, who both run competitively as well.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Равиль Кашапов: "Трудности и проблемы – всего лишь жизненный экзамен". history-kazan.ru. 8 May 2012. 1 August 2016. Russian.
  2. Web site: Kashapov Iskhakovich Ravil article. sheblov.by.ru. 31 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20031011062847/http://sheblov.by.ru/olimp/olimpicischelov_3_2.html. 11 October 2003.
  3. News: Marathon racing doesn't pay. Chicago Tribune. Phil. Hersh. 26 October 1989. 17 October 2022. 74. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Marathon`s `88 Runner-up, 2 Other Soviets Enter Race. Phil. Hersh. Chicago Tribune. 20 October 1989. 31 July 2016.
  5. News: First Time`s A Charm For Marathoner. Phil. Hersh. Chicago Tribune. 30 October 1989. 31 July 2016.
  6. News: A slow and easy race. Halvonik. Steve. 23. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 31 August 1998. 31 July 2016.

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