Leonid Kolumbet

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Leonid Kolumbet
Personal information
Full nameLeonid Fedorovych Kolumbet; Леонід Федорович Колумбет
Born(1937-10-14)14 October 1937
Horenychi, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died2 May 1983(1983-05-02) (aged 45)[1]
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Weight172 lb (78 kg)[2]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineTrack cycling
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome 4000 m team pursuit
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Milan
Gold medal – first place 1963 Rocourt
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Paris

Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet (14 October 1937 – 2 May 1983) was a Soviet track cyclist. Competing in the 4,000 m team pursuit he won a world title in 1963 and bronze medals at the 1960 Olympics and 1962 and 1964 world championships.[3]

Kolumbet was Jewish.[4] His brother Mykola Kolumbet was an Olympic road cyclist.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. 14 October 1937. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  4. ^ Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. ISBN 9781903900871. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
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