Leonid Lytvynenko
 Lytvynenko in 1974 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Ukrainian: Леонід Литвиненко Russian: Леони́д Дми́триевич Литвине́нко |
| Full name | Leonid Dmitriyevich Litvinenko |
| Born | 28 January 1949 (age 75) Smila, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Sport | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Sport | Athletics |
Medal record | |
Leonid Lytvynenko (Ukrainian: Леонід Литвиненко, Russian: Леони́д Дми́триевич Литвине́нко, Leonid Dmitriyevich Litvinenko; born 28 January 1949)[1] is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon. He trained at Burevestnik in Kiev.
Lytvynenko began athletics at age 16. He was a member of the USSR National Team since 1969. He competed for the USSR in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich in the Decathlon where he won the Silver medal. He was also the 1970 USSR Champion and the winner of the 5th Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in decathlon. In 1972 Litvinenko was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973.
External links
[edit]- Leonid Lytvynenko at World Athletics
- Leonid Lytvynenko at Olympics.com
- Leonid Lytvynenko at Olympedia
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- 1949 births
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- People from Smila
- Soviet decathletes
- Ukrainian decathletes
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople
- Sportspeople from Cherkasy Oblast
- Soviet Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen
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