Leonid Kolumbet

Leonid Kolumbet
Personal information
Full name Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet; Леонід Федорович Колумбет
Born October 14, 1937 (1937-10-14) (age 74)
Horenychi, Kiev, Ukraine
Height 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight 172 lbs (78 kg)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Track cycling
Role Rider

Leonid Kolumbet (born October 14, 1937) is a former Soviet cyclist.[1]

He is Jewish, and was born in Horenychi, Kiev, Ukraine.[1][2][3] His brother is fellow Olympian Mykola Kolumbet.[2] He rode with Spartak Kyiv, in Kiev in Ukraine.[2]

He won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the 4,000 meter team pursuit.[1]

He won the USSR National Championship, Road, Amateurs, in 1953 and 1954, and came in third in 1956.[4] He also came in third in 1956 in the General Classification Závod Míru.[4] In 1962 and 1963, he came in third in the World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Amateurs.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. http://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&pg=PA234&dq=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+kolumbit&hl=en&ei=wg2dTurnEIXI0AGv6PySCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAA. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c "Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. October 14, 1937. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/leonid-kolumbet-1.html. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Kolumbet, Leonid". Jewsinsports.org. September 9, 1960. http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=487. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c "Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=20776. Retrieved October 18, 2011. 

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