Eduard Matusevich

Eduard Matusevich in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1937-11-16) 16 November 1937 Minsk, Belarus
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Speed skating
Club	Dynamo Minsk
Medal record Competitor for the  Soviet Union European Speed Skating Championships Gold 1965 Gothenburg All-round Bronze 1967 Lahti All-round Silver 1968 Oslo All-round

Eduard Antonovich Matusevich (Belarusian: Эдуард Антонавіч Матусевіч; born 16 November 1937) is a retired Soviet speed skater who won a gold, a bronze and a silver medal at the European championships in 1965, 1967 and 1968, respectively. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics in the 1,500 m event and finished in sixth and eighth place, respectively.^[1] He was all-round national champion in 1964–1966 and 1966 and won five individual titles in 1963–1966.^[2]

His personal bests were^[1]

• 500 m – 40.6 (1968)
• 1500 m – 2:04.5 (1968)
• 5000 m – 7:35.1 (1965)
• 10000 m – 15:43.6 (1968)

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