Leonid Spirin
Leonid Vasilevich Spirin (Russian: Леонид Васильевич Спирин, 21 June 1932 – 23 February 1982) was a Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Zhavoronki.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1956 Melbourne | 20 km Walk |
| European Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1958 Stockholm | 20 km Walk |
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 (archived)
- Leonid Spirin at Olympics.com
- Leonid Spirin at Olympic.org (archived)
- Leonid Spirin at Olympedia
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