Oleksandr Shcherbyna Explained

Oleksandr Shcherbyna (Ukrainian: Олександр Щербина; born 25 January 1931) is a former Soviet racewalker. Born in Kirovohrad in the Ukrainian SSR,^[1] he represented his country in the 50 kilometres race walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics, placing fourth.^[2] He won two bronze medals in major international competition, coming third at the 1966 European Athletics Championships and 1967 IAAF World Race Walking Cup.^{[3] [4]}

His personal bests were 1:26:46 hours for the 20 kilometres race walk and 3:57:28 hours for the 50 km walk.^[5]

International competitions

1960	Olympic Games	Rome, Italy	4th	50 km walk	4:31:44
1966	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	50 km walk	4:20:47.2
1967	IAAF World Race Walking Cup	Bad Saarow, East Germany	3rd	50 km walk	4:13:07

See also

• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/oleksandr-shcherbyna-1.html Oleksandr Shcherbyna
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173445/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1960/ATH/mens-50-kilometres-walk.html Athletics at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk
3. https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitioninfo/4351adb2-3476-4e4b-8b1c-f8ca4668ac4a.pdf IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures
4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm European Championships (Men)
5. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ussr/aleksandr-shcherbina-8547 Aleksandr Shcherbina