Leonid Shcherbakov
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Leonid Mikhailovich Shcherbakov (Russian: Леонид Щербаков) (born 7 April 1927) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump. Born in Olebino, Yaroslavl Oblast, he trained at Dynamo in Moscow.
He competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the triple jump where he won the silver medal. In 1953 he broke the World Record in the triple jump.[1] In 1987 he made the IAAF top 10 performers in the triple jump of all time.
References
- ↑ "Athletics - World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved November 29, 2006.
External links
- (Russian) Biography
- (English) sports-reference
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Preceded by Adhemar da Silva |
Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder 1953-07-19 – 1955-03-26 |
Succeeded by Adhemar da Silva |
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