Valeri Muratov
| Given name | Valeri Alekseyevich |
| Surname | Muratov |
| Sex | Male |
| Born | 1 May 1946 |
| Local spelling | Валерий Муратов |
Valeri Muratov, from Moscow, won the first unofficial World Sprint Championships in 1970. He was runner-up in the first official World Sprint Championships in 1972, and the following year he won the World Sprint Title. He never won any Olympic Title, but he got a bronze medal in 1972 and both silver and bronze in the 1976 Olympics. He was five times national sprint champion. In 1970 he set a new 500 m World Record three times, but he never got to keep for more than a few weeks.
He started a successfull career as coach for the Soviet Union (and later Russian) speed skating team. Among others he coached World Sprint Champions Sergey Khlebnikov and Igor Zhelezovsky.
Last updated on 18 December 2005 by Bjarte Hetland.
International Championship Results
| Result | Distance | Date | Tournament | Venue | |
| 18 | 500 m Men | 14 February 1968 | Olympic Winter Games 1968 | Grenoble | |
| 1 | Sprint Men | 22 February 1970 | ISU Sprint Championships Men 1970 | West Allis |
| 6 | Sprint Men | 21 February 1971 | ISU Sprint Championships Men 1971 | Inzell | |
| 3 | 500 m Men | 5 February 1972 | Olympic Winter Games 1972 | Sapporo |
| 21 | 1500 m Men | 6 February 1972 | Olympic Winter Games 1972 | Sapporo | |
| 2 | Sprint Men | 27 February 1972 | World Sprint Championships Men 1972 | Eskilstuna |
|
| 1 | Sprint Men | 3 February 1973 | World Sprint Championships Men 1973 | Oslo |
|
| 3 | Sprint Men | 16 February 1975 | World Sprint Championships Men 1975 | Göteborg |
|
| 2 | 500 m Men | 10 February 1976 | Olympic Winter Games 1976 | Innsbruck |
|
| 3 | 1000 m Men | 12 February 1976 | Olympic Winter Games 1976 | Innsbruck |
| 5 | Sprint Men | 12 February 1978 | World Sprint Championships Men 1978 | Lake Placid |
Other Results
| Result | Distance | Date | Tournament | Venue | |
|
| 2 | 500 m Men | 1 January 1970 | World Winter University Games 1970 | Innsbruck |
World Records
| Distance | Time | Rink | Date |
| 500 m Men | 39,09 | Medeo | 9 January 1970 |
| 1000 m Men | 1.19,2 | Medeo | 24 January 1970 |
| 500 m Men | 38,99 | Medeo | 24 January 1970 |
| 500 m Men | 38,73 | Medeo | 29 January 1970 |
| 1000 m Men | 1.16,92 | Medeo | 17 March 1975 |
| Sprint Men | 153.390 | Medeo | 18 March 1975 |
| 500 m Men | 37,85 | Medeo | 18 March 1975 |