Avanhard (sports society)

Avanhard (sports society) (Ukrainian: Авангард (спортивне товариство)) was a trade unions sports society of the Ukrainian SSR. Created in 1957, it was uniting workers of industry and construction from 14 other sport societies such as "Torpedo", "Shakhtar", "Khimik", "Chervona Zirka", "Chervonyi Prapor", "Budivelnyk", and others.

Brief description

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On January 1, 1977, it accounted for 3,199 primary collectives with over two millions of sportsmen.

The society was cultivating 49 types of sports. It was composed of such famous sports clubs as Metalurh Zaporizhia, Zorya Luhansk, Stal Dnipropetrovsk, Sudobudivnyk Mykolaiv, Budivelnyk Kyiv, and others.

In 1982 the society merged with its Russian counterpart "Trud".

In 1991 the society was recognized as a parent organization of the newly established sports society "Ukraina".

Olympic laureates

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AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Mariya Horokhovska  2406
Nina Bocharova  2204
Yakiv Punkin  1001
Totals (3 entries)56011
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Polina Astakhova  1012
Ihor Rybak  1001
Totals (2 entries)2013
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Polina Astakhova  2114
Lyudmila Shevtsova  1001
Totals (2 entries)3115
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Polina Astakhova  2114
Totals (1 entries)2114
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Anatoli Polyvoda  0011
Serhiy Kovalenko  0011
Totals (2 entries)0022
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Anatoli Polyvoda  1001
Serhiy Kovalenko  1001
Totals (2 entries)2002
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ivan Biakov  1001
Totals (1 entries)1001
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ivan Biakov  1001
Totals (1 entries)1001
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