Maxim Polischuk Explained

Maxim Polischuk
Fullname:Maxim Polischuk
Ukrainian: Максим Поліщук
Birth Date:15 June 1984
Birth Place:Zhytomyr, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Weight:720NaN0
Currentteam:Retired
Discipline:Track
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Pursuit
Amateurteam1:Dynamo Donetsk
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Maxim Polischuk (Ukrainian: Максим Поліщук; born 15 June 1984, in Zhytomyr) is a retired Ukrainian amateur track cyclist.[1] He won the bronze medal in men's team pursuit at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Bordeaux, France, and later represented his nation Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Polishchuk qualified for the Ukrainian squad in the men's team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings.[3] He delivered the Ukrainian foursome of Volodymyr Dyudya, Lyubomyr Polatayko, and Vitaliy Shchedov a ninth-place time of 4:07.883 in the prelims, narrowly missing out the match round by more than a second.[4] [5]

Career highlights

2004
  • UCI European Junior Track Cycling Championships (Team pursuit), Valencia (ESP)
    2006
  • UCI Track Cycling World Championships (Team pursuit), Bordeaux (FRA)
    2008
  • 9th Olympic Games (Team pursuit), Beijing (CHN)

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    Notes and References

    1. Maksym Polishchuk. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418001431/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/maksym-polishchuk-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 15 October 2013.
    2. News: Aussies race to victory in team pursuit. Gulf Daily News. 16 August 2006. 15 October 2013.
    3. News: Romanyak. Mykaylo. uk:Леся Калитовська: «Екскурсію у Голлівуд відклала на пізніше». Lesya Kalytovska: "Tour in Hollywood puts on the back.". Ukrainian. http://archive.wz.lviv.ua/articles/62412. Vysokyi Zamok. 30 January 2008. 15 October 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20131015171933/http://archive.wz.lviv.ua/articles/62412. 15 October 2013.
    4. Web site: Men's Team Pursuit Qualification . . . 21 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213036/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCTM402900/standings.html . 19 August 2012 .
    5. News: uk:Вже на початку дня Юрій Сухоруков потішив Україну, завоювавши срібну медаль у змаганнях з кульової стрільби. At the beginning of the day, Ukraine's Yuriy Sukhorukov delightfully wins a silver medal in shooting. Ukrainian. http://prosport.tsn.ua/article/print/sport/ukrayinski-sportsmeni-na-olimpiada-2008-den-9.html. Televiziyna Sluzhba Novyn. 17 August 2008. 10 October 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20131015171910/http://prosport.tsn.ua/article/print/sport/ukrayinski-sportsmeni-na-olimpiada-2008-den-9.html. 15 October 2013.