Yevgeniy Ivchenko Explained

Birth Date:26 June 1938
Birth Place:Sumy Oblast

Yevgeniy Ivchenko (Russian: Евгений Ивченко, Belarusian: Яўген Іўчанка; 26 June 1938 in Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR  - 2 June 1999) was a Soviet and Belarusian athlete from Ukraine who competed mainly in the 50 km walk. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Minsk.

Technically, Ivchenko was born in Kharkiv Oblast before establishment of Sumy Oblast (1939). He competed for the USSR in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the bronze medal. He also competed in the 20 kilometre walk in the 1972 Munich Olympics.[1]

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173431/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/iv/yevgeny-ivchenko-1.html Olympic results