Viktor Romanov

Who is Viktor Romanov?

Viktor Yegorovich Romanov is a Russian academician and retired cyclist. He won bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1962 world championships in the 4000 m team pursuit; he won the world title in this event in 1963.

After graduating from the Saint Petersburg Textile Institute in 1963, he worked there, first as researcher, then as director of sudies and vice-rector. In 1972 he was sent to Algeria where for three year he was an adviser of higher education. After returning to Russia he continued working at the same institute and in 1988 became its rector. He is a vice president of the Russian Union of Rectors.

Romanov holds a PhD in textile engineering. He is a full professor and a member of the Russian and international academies of engineering. He co-authored more than 200 scientific articles and 32 patents and supervised 37 PhD and 3 habilitation theses. In the periods of 1967–1972 and 1977–1984 he acted as deputy of Kuybyshev District Council. He was awarded the Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Medal "For Labour Valour" and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.