Valeriy Pidluzhny
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| Native name | Підлужний Валерій Васильович | ||||||||||||||
| National team | USSR | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1952 Stalino, Ukrainian SSR | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 October 2021 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1972–1980 | ||||||||||||||
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Olympic Medal
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Valeriy Vasylyovych Pidluzhny (Ukrainian: Підлужний Валерій Васильович; 22 August 1952 – 4 October 2021) was a long jumper who represented the Soviet Union. Born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, he trained at the city's Trudovye Rezervy. A three-time Olympian,[1] he won two silver medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] His personal best was 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in), set in the 1980 Olympic final in Moscow.[5]
His first international medals of note were three gold medals at the 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships.[6] Senior gold medals followed at the 1973 Summer Universiade and the 1973 European Cup.[7][8] He achieved his highest international ranking that year, placing third with a best of 8.15 m (26 ft 8+3⁄4 in).[5]
Pidluzhny won nine national titles in long jump during his career, including five straight wins at the Soviet Athletics Championships from 1973 to 1977 and four titles at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships between 1973 and 1980.[9][10]
International competitions[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1970 | European Junior Championships | Colombes, France | 1st | 7.87 m |
| 1971 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 7.68 m |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 9th | 7.72 m |
| 1973 | Universiade | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | 8.15 m |
| European Cup | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 1st | 8.20 m w | |
| 1974 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | 7.97 m |
| European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 8.12 m w | |
| 1975 | European Cup | Nice, France | 2nd | 7.92 m |
| 1976 | European Indoor Championships | Munich, West Germany | 2nd | 7.79 m |
| Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 7th | 7.88 m | |
| 1977 | European Cup | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 7.94 m |
| 1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 6th | 7.89 m |
| 1979 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 2nd | 7.86 m |
| European Cup | Turin, Italy | 3rd | 7.95 m | |
| Universiade | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | 8.16 m | |
| World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 4th | 7.88 m | |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | 8.18 m |
National titles[edit]
- Soviet Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
- Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships
- Long jump: 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980
See also[edit]
- Long jump at the Olympics
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
- List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men)
- List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)
References[edit]
- ^ Valeriy Pidluzhny. sports-reference. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Olympic Games Medalists (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ a b Valeriy Podluzhny. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 1 April 2018.
- ^ European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ European Cup Final A. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ World Student Games (Universiade - Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Received 1 April 2018.
- ^ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Received 1 April 2018.
External links[edit]
European Athletics Championships champions in men's long jump | |
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- 1952 births
- 2021 deaths
- Sportspeople from Donetsk
- Ukrainian male long jumpers
- Soviet male long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade