MELBOURNE 1956 5000m ( Vladimir Kuts) Amateur Footage

Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (Владимир Петрович Куц) (February 7, 1927 August 16, 1975) was a Soviet long distance runner. He is alternatively known as Volodymyr Kuts, the Ukrainian spelling, as Kuts was born in Aleksino, which is in presentday Ukraine. Kuts, who was an army officer during his sportive career, was first noticed internationally in 1954. At the European Championships in Berne, he defeated the favourites Czech star Emil Zátopek and Britain s Christopher Chataway in the 5000 m, en passant