Viktor Bryzgin

Viktor Bryzgin made his international championship début at the inaugural World Championships in 1983, where he reached the quarterfinal of the 100 metres and won a bronze as a member of the Soviet 4x100 m relay. At the 1986 European Championships and 1987 Worlds, Bryzgin made the finals of the 100, without medaling, but won gold in the 4x100 relay at the Europeans and silver in the relay at the Worlds.

At the 1988 Seoul Olympics Bryzgin ran the opening leg for the Soviet 4x100 relay team that won the gold medal. Bryzgin made his last appearance at an international athletics championship at the 1991 Worlds, where he finished seventh with the Soviet 4x100 m relay team. He was also Soviet 100 metre champion title in 1986. His wife Olga Bryzgina was a notable athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, and their daughter, Yelyzaveta Bryzhina, was a Ukrainian sprinter who won two medals at the 2010 European Championships and a 4x100 m relay bronze at the 2012 Olympics.

Personal Best: 100 – 10.11 (1986).