Wadym Archyptschuk
Wadym Antonowytsch Archyptschuk ( Ukrainian Вадим Антонович Архипчук , English transcription Vadym Arkhypchuk; born July 6, 1937 in Kiev ; † January 15, 1973 ibid.) Was a Ukrainian sprinter who raced for the Soviet Union .
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he reached the quarter-finals over 200 m .
In 1962 he retired from the European Athletics Championships in Belgrade over 400 m in the semi-finals and in the 4 x 400 meter relay in the preliminary run.
At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1964 he was seventh in the 4 x 400 meter relay and reached the quarter-finals over 400 m .
He was four times Soviet champion over 400 m .
Personal bests
Web links
- Wadym Archyptschuk in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Wadym Archyptschuk in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Archyptschuk, Wadym |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Archyptschuk, Vadym Antonovych (full name); Arkhypchuk, Vadym; Архипчук, Вадим Антонович (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Ukrainian sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 6, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiev |
| DATE OF DEATH | 15th January 1973 |
| Place of death | Kiev |