Leonid Spirin
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Representing the  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Melbourne | 20 km Walk |
| European Championships | ||
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1958 Stockholm | 20 km Walk |
Leonid Vasilevich Spirin (Russian: Леонид Васильевич Спирин, 21 June 1932 – 23 February 1982) was a Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Zhavoronki.
He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 20 kilometer walk where he won the gold medal.[1]
Spirin was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor (1957).
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonid Spirin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
Full name: Leonid Vasilyevich Spirin / Original name: Леонид Васильевич Спирин
External links
[edit]- Leonid Spirin at World Athletics
- Leonid Spirin at European Athletics (archive)
- Leonid Spirin at Olympics.com
- Leonid Spirin at Olympic.org (archived)
- Leonid Spirin at Olympedia (archive)
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- 1932 births
- 1982 deaths
- People from Odintsovsky District
- Russian male racewalkers
- Soviet male racewalkers
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
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