Leonid Shcherbakov Explained

Birth Date:7 April 1927
Birth Place:Olebino, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Moscow, Russia
Height:178 cm
Weight:73 kg
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Club:Dynamo Moscow
Pb:16.46 m (1956)[1] [2]
Coach:Nikolay Ozolin[3]

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.

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Leonid Shcherbakov . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203233645/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/leonid-shcherbakov-1.html . 2016-12-03 . dead.
  2. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=6045&Gender=M Leonid Shcherbakov
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130322065418/http://sport-necropol.narod.ru/ozolin.html Озолин Николай Георгиевич
  4. Web site: Olympedia – Leonid Shcherbakov .
  5. Web site: Athletics – World Record progression. International Olympic Committee. 29 November 2006.