Leonid Mikhailovich Shcherbakov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Щербаков, (7 April 1927 – 19 May 2004[4]) was a Russian retired triple jumper who won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics. He broke the world record in 1953[5] and won the European title in 1950 and 1954. Domestically he won eight consecutive Soviet titles in 1949–56.
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Full name | Leonid Mikhailovich Shcherbakov | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Olebino, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 7 April 1927|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 May 2004 Moscow, Russia | (aged 77)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dynamo Moscow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Nikolay Ozolin[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 16.46 m (1956)[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitions, Shcherbakov worked at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, and later coached triple jumpers in Algeria and Cuba. His trainees included Pedro Pérez. In 1987 he was named an IAAF top 10 performer of all time in the triple jump.[2]
References
edit- ^ Озолин Николай Георгиевич. sport-necropol.ru
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leonid Shcherbakov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Leonid Shcherbakov. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ "Olympedia – Leonid Shcherbakov".
- ^ "Athletics – World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 November 2006.
External links
edit- Leonid Shcherbakov at World Athletics
- Leonid Shcherbakov at European Athletics (archive)
- Leonid Shcherbakov at Olympics.com
- Leonid Shcherbakov at Olympic.org (archived)
- Leonid Shcherbakov at Olympedia
- Biography (in Russian)