Vladimir Golubnichy
Encyclopedia
Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy was a Ukrainian race walker
who competed for the Soviet Union
.
He was born in Sumy
.
Holubnychy dominated the 20 kilometre race 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.
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
who competed for the Soviet Union
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....
.
He was born in Sumy
Sumy
* 1897 - 70.53% Ukrainians, 24.1% Russians, 2.6% Jewish, 2.67% others* 1926 - 80.7% Ukrainians, 11.8% Russians, 5.5% Jewish, 2% others* 1959 - 79% Ukrainians, 20% Russians, 1% others...
.
Holubnychy dominated the 20 kilometre race walk in the 1960s
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...
and 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
, winning the total of four Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
medals. He trained at VSS Spartak
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 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
1974 European Championships in Athletics
The 11th European Athletics Championships was held from 2 September to 8 September 1974 in the Stadio Olimpico of Rome, the capital of Italy.-Track:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982-Field:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982-Track:1969 |1971 |1974 |1978 |1982...
and the USSR Champion in 1960, 1964-65, 1968, 1972 and 1974.
Holubnychy was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. It is the labour counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner. A few institutions and factories, being the pride of Soviet Union, also received the order.-History:The Red...
in 1960, the Order of the Badge of Honor
Order of the Badge of Honor
The Order of the Badge of Honour was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity, for promotion of economic,...
in 1969 and the Medal For Labour Heroism in 1972.