Aleksandr Kornelyuk Explained

Aleksandr Olegovich Kornelyuk (Russian: Александр Олегович Корнелюк; born 28 June 1950 in Baku[1]) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.[2]

Kornelyuk began athletics in 1963 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1970.[1] He competed for the USSR in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Vladimir Lovetskiy, Juris Silovs and Valeriy Borzov. Kornelyuk also won a 50 m silver medal at the 1972 European Indoor Championships behind his teammate Borzov.

In 1972 Kornelyuk was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.[1]

References

  1. Book: Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year. 1973. Fizkultura i sport. Moscow. Russian. 118.
  2. Book: All about Olympic Games.. Boris Khavin. Fizkultura i sport. 2nd. 1979. Moscow. Russian. 388.