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Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy ( Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий; also spelt Vladimir Golubnichy, [2] 2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Soviet and Ukrainian race walker, who competed for the Soviet Union. [3] He dominated the 20 kilometre race walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning four Olympic medals ...
Aug 16, 2021 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Ukraine’s race walking great Vladimir Golubnichiy (Volodymyr Holubnychy), who won two Olympic titles during his highly successful career, died on Monday (16) at the age of 85. Born in Sumy on 2 June 1936, Golubnichiy went on to become a dominant force in the 20km race walk in the 1960s and 1970s ...
May 29, 2024 · Vladimir Golubnichy (born June 2, 1936, Sumy, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.—died August 16, 2021, Sumy, Ukraine) was a Soviet race walker who won four Olympic medals and dominated the 20-km (12.43-mile) walk in the 1960s and ’70s. Noted for his swinging stride, Golubnichy set his first 20-km world record, of 1 hr 30 min 2.8 sec,when he was 19 years old.
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Aug 16, 2021 · Vladimir Golubnichy was a Ukrainian race walker who won four Olympic medals and two world records in the 20 km walk. He competed for the Soviet Union and later coached athletics in Sumy, Ukraine.
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Aug 16, 2021 · European Athletics is saddened to hear that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Holubnychy, one of the all-time greats of race walking, has died at the age of 85. He died in his native Sumy, where he was born and lived throughout his life.
Jul 31, 2021 · In one of the most famous finishes in track and field history, Pedraza relentlessly closed in on Soviet champion Volodymyr Holubnychy, losing by three yards but claiming the silver medal. It was ...
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Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy ( Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий; 2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Soviet and Ukrainian race walker. He won four Olympic medals: two gold ( 1960, 1968 ), one silver ( 1972) and one bronze ( 1964 ). [1] [2] He was born in Sumy, Ukrainian SSR .
