Leonid Spirin
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics
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Representing the  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Melbourne | 20 km Walk
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European Championships
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1958 Stockholm | 20 km Walk |
Leonid Vasilevich Spirin (
athlete who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Zhavoronki
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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
- ^ 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
- 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
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