Nationality: | Russian |
Fullname: | Viktor Ivanovich Raschchupkin |
Native Name: | Виктор Иванович Ращулкин |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Birth Date: | October 16, 1950 |
Birth Place: | Kamensk-Uralski, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Weight: | 107 kg |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Discus throw |
Pb: | 66.64 m (1980) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Viktor Ivanovich Rashchupkin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Ращупкин, born October 16, 1950) is a Soviet/Russian athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Kamensk-Uralsky.[1]
He competed for Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw event.[1]
With the death of Al Oerter on 1 October 2007, Rashchupkin is now the oldest surviving Olympic Champion in the Men's Discus. He is almost exactly 1 month older than 1976 Champion, Mac Wilkins.