Wassyl Archypenko
Vasyl Albertowytsch Archypenko ( Ukrainian Василь Альбертович Архипенко ., English transcription Vasyl Arkhypenko, Russian Василий Альбертович Архипенко - Vasily exhilarated Archipenko - Vasiliy Arkhipenko * 28. January 1957 in Mykolaivs'ka , Donetsk Oblast ) is a former Ukrainian hurdler , who for the Soviet Union launched and whose special route was the 400 meter distance .
Athletic career
In 1978 he won bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Prague . He won silver at the Universiade in 1979 and at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
He finished fourth at the European Championship in Athens in 1982 .
From 1977 to 1981 he was Soviet champion five times in a row. He set his best time of 48.34 s on August 4, 1979 in Turin .
Web links
- Vasiliy Arkhipenko in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Vasyl Arkhypenko in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Gbrathletics: Soviet Championships
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| SURNAME | Archypenko, Wassyl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Archypenko, Wassyl Albertowytsch (full name); Arkhypenko, Vasyl; Arkhipenko, Wassili Albertowitsch Archipenko - Vasiliy; Архипенко, Василь Альбертович (Ukrainian); Архипенко, Василий Альбертович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ukrainian hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mykolaivka , Donetsk Oblast |