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{{Medal|Sport|Men’s [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Gold| [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]] | [[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4×100 m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4x100m relay]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987 Rome]]|[[1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4x100 m relay]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983 Helsinki]]|[[1983 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4x100 m relay]]}}}}

'''Vladimir Pavlovich Muravyov''' ({{lang-ru|Владимир Павлович Муравьёв}}) (born September 30, 1959 in [[Karaganda]], [[Kazakh SSR]]) is a former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[sprint (running)|sprint]]s. He was the winner of two gold medals in [[4×100 m relay]] at the [[Olympic Games]]. He was also three times Soviet champion outdoors, and two times indoor champion.

At the [[1980 Summer Olympics]], Vladimir Muravyov was sixth in the [[100 metres]] final, but went out in the heats of the [[200 metres]], but he  ran the opening leg in the Soviet 4×100 m relay team, which won the Gold medal. At the [[1982 European Championships in Athletics|1982 European Championships]], Muravyov was seventh in 200 m. At the [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|first World Championships]] he reached the semifinal in 200 m and was a member of Soviet 4×100 m relay team, which won the bronze.

Muravyov missed the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] due the boycott. In 1985 he was second behind Poland's [[Marian Woronin]] in the European Cup, but went on to win the relay, but was sixth at the 1985 [[IAAF World Cup]] in 200 m and third in 4×100 m relay. He won the gold medal at the [[1986 European Championships in Athletics|1986 European Championships]] as a member of Soviet 4×100 m relay team.

At the [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987 World Championships]], Muravyov was eliminated in the quarterfinal of 100 m, but was second with the Soviet 4×100 m relay team. At the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], Muravyov was again in the Soviet 4×100 m relay team, which, in the absence of [[United States]], which was disqualified in the heats, won the gold medal.

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*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/vladimir-muravyev-1.html Sports Reference]

{{Footer Olympic Champions 4x100 m Men|1980|1988}}
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