Boris Grishayev
Encyclopedia
Boris Grishayev is a retired marathon runner
from the Soviet Union
, who won the silver medal at the European Championships
in Bern, Switzerland, before compatriot Ivan Filin
. He won the Soviet title in the men's marathon in 1954, clocking 2:27:05.6 on July 1 in Moscow
.
Running
Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...
from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, who won the silver medal at the European Championships
1954 European Championships in Athletics
The 5th European Athletics Championships were held from 25 August to 29 August 1954 in the Swiss capital Bern.-Men's results:-Women's results:-Medal table:- External links :* *...
in Bern, Switzerland, before compatriot Ivan Filin
Ivan Filin
Ivan Filin is a retired marathon runner from the Soviet Union, who won the silver medal at the European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, behind compatriot Sergei Popov. He is a two-time winner of the Soviet national marathon title , and won the 1957 edition of the Košice Peace...
. He won the Soviet title in the men's marathon in 1954, clocking 2:27:05.6 on July 1 in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.