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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Shitov also won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1978 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.
References
- 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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