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Leonid Vasilevich Spirin (Russian: Леонид Васильевич Спирин, 21 June 1932 – 23 February 1982) was a Russian athlete who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Zhavoronki.

Leonid Spirin

Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
	1956 Melbourne	20 km Walk
European Championships
	1958 Stockholm	20 km Walk

He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 20 kilometer walk where he won the gold medal.[1]

Spirin was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor (1957).

References

External links

• Leonid Spirin at World Athletics
• Leonid Spirin at European Athletics (archived)
• Leonid Spirin at Olympics.com
• Leonid Spirin at Olympic.org (archived)
• Leonid Spirin at Olympedia

Records
Preceded by Vladimir Guk	Men's 20km Walk World Record Holder 7 July 1959 – 15 July 1959	Succeeded by Volodymyr Holubnychy

На других языках

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- [en] Leonid Spirin

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[fr] Leonid Spirin

Leonid Vasilevich Spirin (russe : Леонид Васильевич Спирин, né le 21 juin 1932 - mort le 23 février 1982) est un athlète soviétique (russe), spécialiste de la marche athlétique.

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[it] Leonid Spirin

Leonid Vasil'evič Spirin (Žavoronki, 20 agosto 1932 – 23 febbraio 1982) è stato un marciatore sovietico, specializzato nella 20 km.

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[ru] Спирин, Леонид Васильевич

Леони́д Васи́льевич Спи́рин (21 июня 1932, Жаворонки, Звенигородский район, Московская область, — 23 февраля 1982) — советский легкоатлет, заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1957).

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