Volodymyr Burakov (Ukrainian: Володимир Бураков; born 6 May 1985) is a Ukrainian sprinter competing primarily in the 400 metres. He represented his country in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, he finished fourth individually at the 2013 European Indoor Championships.
In 2016 he won two silver medals, in 200m and 400m sprints, at the Rio Paralympics, as the sighted guide for visually impaired Ukrainian athlete Oksana Boturchuk.
International competitions Representing the 2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain27th (h)400 m47.039th (h)4x400 m relay3:05.512012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey6th (h)4x400 m relay3:08.92European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th4x400 m relay3:04.562013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4th400 m46.79World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia21st (h)4x400 m relay3:04.982014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland –4x400 m relayDQ2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands6th4x400 m relay3:04.45
Personal bests Outdoor 200 metres – 21.25 (0.0 m/s, Yalta 2008) 400 metres – 46.07 (Yalta 2012) Indoor 400 metres – 46.70 (Sumy 2013)
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