Vladimir Kotov (Belarusian: Уладзімір Андрэевіч Котаў; born February 21, 1958, in Dolzha [uk], Vitebsk) is a Belarus-born South African long-distance runner, who competed for the Soviet Union at the marathon of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he finished in fourth place, thirty seconds behind countryman and bronze medalist Setymkul Dzhumanazarov. Kotov has a very long career in athletics, during which he won the Eindhoven Marathon for instance, on October 13, 1991, and the Belgrade Marathon on April 22, 1995. He now lives in South Africa, where he is known for winning the Comrades Marathon three times (2000, 2002, 2004), setting the "Up Run" record in 2000. He finished 13th in the 2010 Comrades Marathon.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	4th	Marathon	2:12:05
1981	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	8th	Marathon	2:12:25
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	—	Marathon	DNF
Representing  Belarus
1991	Eindhoven Marathon	Eindhoven, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:14:03
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	22nd	Marathon	2:24:26
1995	Belgrade Marathon	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	1st	Marathon	2:14:00

• Vladimir Kotov at World Athletics
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