Aleksandr_Shcherbina

Oleksandr Shcherbyna

Oleksandr Shcherbyna

Soviet racewalker

Oleksandr Shcherbyna (Ukrainian: Олександр Щербина; born 25 January 1931) is a former Soviet racewalker. Born in Kirovohrad in the Ukrainian SSR,[1] he represented his country in the 50 kilometres race walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics, placing fourth.[2] He won two bronze medals in major international competition, coming third at the 1966 European Athletics Championships and 1967 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.[3][4]

Quick Facts Medal record, Men's athletics ...

His personal bests were 1:26:46 hours for the 20 kilometres race walk and 3:57:28 hours for the 50 km walk.[5]

International competitions

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Oleksandr Shcherbyna. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  2. [2]
    Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  3. [3]
    IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.
  4. [4]
    European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
  5. [5]
    Aleksandr Shcherbina. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-17.
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