Nikolay Smaga
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| Medal record | |||
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Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1968 Mexico City | 20km Walk | |
| European Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1966 Budapest | 20km Walk | |
| Bronze | 1969 Athens | 20km Walk | |
Nikolay Yakovlevich Smaga (Russian: Николай Яковлевич Смага) (22 August 1938 in village Bobrovo, Sumy Oblast – March 28, 1981 in Kiev) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 20 kilometer walk. He trained at VSS Trud in Penza and later at VSS Avanhard in Kiev.
He competed for the USSR in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 20 kilometer walk where he won the bronze medal.
He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor (1968).
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- (Russian) Biography and photo
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Preceded by Dieter Lindner |
Men's IAAF World Race Walking Cup Winner 1967 |
Succeeded by Hans-Georg Reimann |
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