Birth Date: | [1] |
Birth Place: | Zhezqazghan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 184 cm |
Weight: | 65 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 100 m |
Pb: | 100 m – 10.08 (1992) |
Vitaliy Anatolyevich Savin (ru|Виталий Анатольевич Савин; born 23 January 1966) is a former Soviet athlete from Kazakhstan and winner of the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
At the Seoul Olympics, Vitaliy Savin reached the quarterfinal of 100 m and ran the anchoring leg in the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in absence of United States.[1]
At the 1991 World Championships, Savin was again eliminated in the quarterfinals of 100 m and was seventh in 4 × 100 m. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Savin was eliminated in the semifinal of 100 m and was fifth as a member of the Unified Team's 4 × 100 m relay team.[1]
Savin reached the quarterfinals of the 100 m at 1993 World Championships and 1995 World Championships. His last major tournament was the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats of 100 m.[1]
Savin's personal best time over 100 m was 10.08 seconds, achieved in Linz on 13 August 1992.