Soviet middle-distance runner
Valery Bulyshev
![]() Valery Bulyshev (left) at the 1964 Olympics |
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| Born | 15 June 1939
Crimea, Soviet Union |
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| Died | 15 August 2013 (aged 74) |
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | 800 m |
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| Club | Soviet Army Club |
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| Coached by | Vladimir Kuts[1] |
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| Personal best | 800 – 1:46.9 (1964) |
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Valery Pavlovich Bulyshev (Russian: Валерий Павлович Булышев; 15 June 1939 – 15 August 2013)[2][3] was a Soviet middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 1962 European Championships. He competed in the same event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.[4]
Bulyshev was born in Crimea, but lived most of his life in Saint Petersburg. Between 1959 and 1966 he won 8 Soviet titles and set 12 Soviet records in middle-distance events. In retirement he worked as athletics coach.[1][3]
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