Jakow Ivanovich Punko
Jakow Iwanowitsch Punko ( Russian Яков Иванович Пунько , English transcription Yakov Punko; * 1916 , † 1984 ) was a Soviet marathon runner .
In 1946 he won bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in 2:26:21 h on a distance that was about 2 km too short and was Soviet champion in 2:49:54 h.
At the Soviet Championships in 1948 he was third in 2:40:36 h and in 1950 fourth with his personal best of 2:34:57 h.
Web links
- Jakow Iwanowitsch Punko in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
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| SURNAME | Punko, Jakow Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Пунько, Яков Иванович; Punko, Yakov |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1984 |