Leonid Kolumbet
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| Full name | Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet; Леонід Федорович Колумбет | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 October 1937 Horenychi, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 1983 (aged 45)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 172 lb (78 kg)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leonid Kolumbet (14 October 1937 – 2 May 1983) was a Soviet cyclist.[3]
He was Jewish, and was born in Horenychi, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union.[2][3] His brother is Olympian Mykola Kolumbet.[2] He rode with Spartak Kyiv.[2]
He won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the 4,000 meter team pursuit.
In 1962 and 1964, he came in third in the World Championship, Track, Team Pursuit, Amateurs.[4] In 1963, he was World Champion in the same event.
References
- ↑ Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. October 14, 1937. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.