Serhiy Olizarenko

Serhiy Olizarenko
Personal information
Nationality Soviet
Born (1954-11-09) 9 November 1954
Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine[1]
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport Middle-distance running
Event(s) Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 8:24.0 (1978)[2][3]

Serhiy Olizarenko (born 9 November 1954) is a retired Soviet steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.

Olizarenko was born in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine, and in 1968 moved to Odessa. At the 1980 Olympic semi-final he tore an Achilles tendon and had to abandon the race. After that he had two surgeries, but failed to recover and retired from competitions.[1]

In 1978 Olizarenko met the middle-distance runner Nadezhda Mushta. They married the same year, and had a daughter Oksana born soon after the 1980 Olympics.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nizov, Evgeny. Надежда Олизаренко: победу на Московской Олимпиаде считаю самой важной в карьере! reporter.com.ua (interview with Nadezhda Olizarenko in Russian)
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Serhiy Olizarenko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. Sergey Olizarenko. trackfield.brinkster.net
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