Valentyn Partyka
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Personal information | |
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Born | 29 April 1952 Kramatorsk, Ukraine |
Died | 28 October 2009 (aged 57) Kohtla-Järve, Estonia |
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle, medley |
Club | Avangard Donetsk[1] |
Valentyn Partyka (Ukrainian: Валентин Партика, Estonian: Valentin Partõka, 29 April 1952 – 28 October 2009) was a Soviet swimmer and swimming coach.
Career[]
Born in Ukraine, he competed for the Soviet Union in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2] He later moved to Estonia, and worked there as a swimming coach. His trainees included his daughter, Olympic swimmer Elina Partõka.[1] He died of a heart attack aged 57.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Партыка Валентин. swimming.ru
- ^ Valentyn Partyka. sports-reference.com
- ^ Семейный врач не распознал инфаркт? Заслуженный тренер умер (50). delfi.ee. 30 August 2012
Categories:
- 1952 births
- 2009 deaths
- Soviet male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of the Soviet Union
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Male medley swimmers
- People from Kramatorsk
- Ukrainian swimming biography stubs