Leonid Kolumbet
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]
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| Full name | Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet; Леонід Федорович Колумбет | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1937 Horenychi, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 1983 (aged 45)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kolumbet was Jewish.[4] His brother Mykola Kolumbet was an Olympic road cyclist.[2]
References
- Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- "Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. 14 October 1937. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
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