Strokes: | Freestyle, medley |
Club: | Avangard Donetsk |
Birth Date: | 29 April 1952 |
Birth Place: | Kramatorsk, Ukraine |
Death Date: | 28 October 2009 (aged 57) |
Death Place: | Kohtla-Järve, Estonia |
Height: | 189 cm |
Weight: | 81 kg |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Valentyn Partyka (Ukrainian: Валентин Партика, Estonian: Valentin Partõka, 29 April 1952 – 28 October 2009) was a Soviet swimmer and swimming coach.
Born in Ukraine, he competed for the Soviet Union in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He later moved to Estonia, and worked there as a swimming coach. His trainees included his daughter, Olympic swimmer Elina Partõka. He died of a heart attack aged 57.