Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий, born 2 June 1936) was an Ukrainian race walker who competed for the Soviet Union.
He was born in Sumy.
He dominated the 20-kilometre walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning the total of four Olympic medals. He trained at VSS Spartak in Sumy.
Holubnychy began athletics in 1953 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1959. Apart from his outstanding performance at t...
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Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий, born 2 June 1936) was an Ukrainian race walker who competed for the Soviet Union.
He was born in Sumy.
He dominated the 20-kilometre walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning the total of four Olympic medals. He trained at VSS Spartak in Sumy.
Holubnychy began athletics in 1953 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1959. Apart from his outstanding performance at the Olympics, he was the 1974 European Champion and the USSR Champion in 1960, 1964-65, 1968, 1972 and 1974.
Holubnychy was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1960, the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1969 and the Medal For Labour Heroism in 1972.
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