Valeriy Podluzhniy

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Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for Flag of Soviet Union Soviet Union
Bronze 1980 Moscow Long jump

Valeriy Podluzhniy (Russian: Валерий Подлужный) (born 22 August 1952) is a retired long jumper who represented the USSR. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Donetsk. He won two silver medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1974 European Championships in Athletics and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1973 Universiade Moscow, USSR 1st
1974 European Championships Rome, Italy 1st
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 2nd
1978 European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 6th
1979 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 2nd
Universiade Mexico City, Mexico 1st
1980 Olympic Games Moscow, USSR 3rd