Leonid Spirin
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1956 Melbourne | 20 km Walk |
| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 1958 Stockholm | 20 km Walk |
Leonid Vasilevich Spirin (Russian: Леонид Васильевич Спирин, 21 June 1932 – 23 February 1982) was a Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union.
He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 20 kilometer walk where he won the gold medal.
Spirin was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor (1957).
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| Preceded by Vladimir Guk |
Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder 7 July 1959 – 15 July 1959 |
Succeeded by Volodymyr Holubnychy |
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