Valeriy Pidluzhnyy
Ukrainian athlete (1952–2021)
Valeriy Vasylyovych Pidluzhnyy (Ukrainian: Підлужний Валерій Васильович; 22 August 1952 – 4 October 2021) was a Ukrainian long jumper. He represented the Soviet Union. He was born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR.[1] He won two silver medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
Pidluzhnyy died on 4 October 2021 in Kyiv, Ukraine at the age of 69.[5]
References
change- ↑ Valeriy Pidluzhnyy. sports-reference. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Olympic Games Medalists (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Трагедія в українському спорті. Помер бронзовий призер Олімпіади (in Ukrainian)
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