Volodymyr Holubnychy
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Volodymyr Holubnychy at the 1964 Olympics
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| Birth name | Володимир Степанович Голубничий[1] |
| Full name | Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychiy[1] |
| Born | 2 June 1936 [1] Sumy, Ukraine, USSR[1] |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 20 km walk |
| Club | Spartak, Sumy |
| Updated on 6 June 2015. | |
Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий, born 2 June 1936) is a Ukrainian race walker, who competed for the Soviet Union. He dominated the 20 kilometre race walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning four Olympic medals in 1960-1972 and finishing seventh in 1976.[2]
Holubnychy took race walking in 1953 and became a member of the Soviet team in 1959.[3] Apart from his outstanding performance at the Olympics, he was the 1974 European Champion and the Soviet champion in 1960, 1964–65, 1968, 1972 and 1974.[2]
Holubnychy was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1960, the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1969[2] and the Medal For Labour Valour in 1972.[3]
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| Preceded by | Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder 23 September 1955 – 25 July 1956 15 July 1959 – 6 September 1959 |
Succeeded by Josef Doležal Anatoliy Vedyakov |
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- Soviet racewalkers
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- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Spartak athletes
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
