Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet (14 October 1937 – 2 May 1983) was a Soviet track cyclist. Competing in the 4,000 m team pursuit he won a world title in 1963 and bronze medals at the 1960 Olympics and 1962 and 1964 world championships.[3]
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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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Kolumbet was Jewish.[4] His brother Mykola Kolumbet was an Olympic road cyclist.[2]
References
edit- ^ Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2014. ISBN 9789660220744. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. 14 October 1937. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. ISBN 9781903900871. Retrieved 18 October 2011.