Volodymyr Holubnychy
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| Medal record | |||
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| Men's Athletics | |||
Competitor for the  Soviet Union |
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| Gold | 1960 Rome | 20km Walk | |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | 20km Walk | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | 20km Walk | |
| Bronze | 1964 Tokyo | 20km Walk | |
| European Championships | |||
| Bronze | Belgrade 1962 | 20km Walk | |
| Silver | Budapest 1966 | 20km Walk | |
| Gold | Rome 1974 | 20km Walk | |
Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий, born June 2, 1936) was an Ukrainian race walker who competed for the Soviet Union.
He was born in Sumy.
He dominated the 20-kilometre walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning the total of four Olympic medals. He trained at VSS Spartak in Sumy.[1]
Holubnychy began athletics in 1953 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1959.[2] Apart from his outstanding performance at the Olympics, he was the 1974 European Champion and the USSR Champion in 1960, 1964-65, 1968, 1972 and 1974. [1]
Holubnychy was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1960, the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1969[1] and the Medal For Labour Heroism in 1972.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games., 2nd ed. (in Russian), Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 386.
- ^ a b (1973) Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport, p. 109.
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Preceded by Josef Doležal |
Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder September 23, 1955 – July 25, 1956 |
Succeeded by Josef Doležal |
| Preceded by Leonid Spirin |
Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder July 15, 1959 – September 6, 1959 |
Succeeded by Anatoliy Vedyakov |
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