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Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий; also spelt Vladimir Golubnichy, 2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Ukrainian race walker, who competed for the Soviet Union.
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 ...
Ukrainian Vladimir Golubnichy was among the world’s top race walkers for nearly two decades, exclusively competing in the 20 km walk. He competed in five Olympics, winning four Olympic medals and set two 20 km walk world records.
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Jan 3, 2024 · Ukrainian Race Walker – Volodymyr Holubnychyy was born in Sumy (City and capital of Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine) on June 2nd, 1936 and died in Sumy (City and capital of Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine) on August 16th, 2021 at the age of 85. Today Volodymyr Holubnychyy would be 87 years old.
Aug 12, 2024 · Died: August 16, 2021, Sumy, Ukraine (aged 85) Awards And Honors: Olympic Games. 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 ...
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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.
Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий; also spelt Vladimir Golubnichy, 2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Soviet and Ukrainian race walker, who competed for the Soviet Union.
