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Soviet racewalker
Oleksandr Shcherbyna
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Bad Saarow 50 km walk
European Athletics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Budapest 50 km walk

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

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

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy 4th 50 km walk 4:31:44
1966 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 50 km walk 4:20:47.2
1967 IAAF World Race Walking Cup Bad Saarow, East Germany 3rd 50 km walk 4:13:07

See also

References

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

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