Antanas Mikenas
Encyclopedia
Antanas Mikėnas was a Soviet-Lithuanian athlete who competed mainly in the 20 kilometer walk during his career. He trained at Spartak
in Vilnius
.
Mikėnas competed for the USSR
at the 1956 Summer Olympics
held in Melbourne
, Australia
where he won the silver medal in the men'ss 20 kilometer walk competition.
Spartak (sports society)
Spartak is the International Fitness and Sports Society of Nikolai Starostin.-Overview:Spartak was the first and the largest All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of workers of state trade, producers' cooperation, light industry, civil aviation, education, culture, health service etc...
in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
.
Mikėnas competed for the USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 720 participating athletes from 61 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
held in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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where he won the silver medal in the men'ss 20 kilometer walk competition.