Vitaly Tyschtschenko
Vitaliy Tyschtschenko ( Ukrainian Віталій Тищенко , English transcription Vitaliy Tyshchenko; born July 28, 1957 in Nossiwka ) is a former Ukrainian middle and long-distance runner who started for the Soviet Union .
Over 1500 m he reached the semifinals at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and was fifth at the European Athletics Championships in Athens in 1982 .
At the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1985 in Piraeus, he won bronze over 3000 m .
He was three times Soviet champion over 5000 m (1984, 1987, 1988) and once over 1500 m (1981). In 1985 he became the Soviet indoor champion over 3000 m.
Personal bests
- 1000 m : 2: 16.8 min, June 11, 1981, Kiev
- 1500 m: 3: 35.8 min, May 23, 1980, Sochi
- 3000 m: 7: 49.80 min, July 10, 1985, Lausanne
- 5000 m: 13: 38.29 min, June 7, 1986, Leningrad
Web links
- Vitaly Tyschtschenko in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait at the ARRS
- Vitaly Tyschtschenko in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Vitaly Tyschtschenko in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Tyschtschenko, Vitaly |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tyshchenko, Vitaliy; Тищенко, Віталій (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-Ukrainian middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nosivka |