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Valeriy Vasylyovych Pidluzhny (Ukrainian: Підлужний Валерій Васильович; 22 August 1952 – 4 October 2021) was a long jumper who represented the Soviet Union. Born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, he trained at the city's Trudovye Rezervy. A three-time Olympian,[1] he won two silver medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] His personal best was 8.18 m (26 ft 10 in), set in the 1980 Olympic final in Moscow.[5]

Valeriy Pidluzhny

Personal information
Native name	Підлужний Валерій Васильович
National team	USSR
Born	(1952-08-22)22 August 1952 Stalino, Ukrainian SSR
Died	4 October 2021(2021-10-04) (aged 69)
Years active	1972–1980
Achievements and titles
Regional finals	1973 Summer Universiade: Gold 1974 European Athletics Championships: Gold 1976 European Athletics Indoor Championships: Silver 1979 Summer Universiade: Gold 1979 European Athletics Indoor Championships: Silver
Olympic Medal Men's athletics Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Long jump
Updated on 14 August 2016.

His first international medals of note were three gold medals at the 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships.[6] Senior gold medals followed at the 1973 Summer Universiade and the 1973 European Cup.[7][8] He achieved his highest international ranking that year, placing third with a best of 8.15 m (26 ft 8+3⁄4 in).[5]

Pidluzhny won nine national titles in long jump during his career, including five straight wins at the Soviet Athletics Championships from 1973 to 1977 and four titles at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships between 1973 and 1980.[9][10]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1970	European Junior Championships	Colombes, France	1st	7.87 m
1971	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	10th	7.68 m
1972	Olympic Games	Munich, West Germany	9th	7.72 m
1973	Universiade	Moscow, Soviet Union	1st	8.15 m
	European Cup	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	1st	8.20 m w
1974	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	7.97 m
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	1st	8.12 m w
1975	European Cup	Nice, France	2nd	7.92 m
1976	European Indoor Championships	Munich, West Germany	2nd	7.79 m
	Olympic Games	Montreal, Canada	7th	7.88 m
1977	European Cup	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	7.94 m
1978	European Championships	Prague, Czechoslovakia	6th	7.89 m
1979	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	2nd	7.86 m
	European Cup	Turin, Italy	3rd	7.95 m
	Universiade	Mexico City, Mexico	1st	8.16 m
	World Cup	Montreal, Canada	4th	7.88 m
1980	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	3rd	8.18 m

National titles

• Soviet Athletics Championships
  • Long jump: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
• Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships
  • Long jump: 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980

See also

• Long jump at the Olympics
• List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men)
• List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)

References

External links

• Valeriy Pidluzhny at World Athletics

На других языках

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[de] Walerij Pidluschnyj

Walerij Wassyljowytsch Pidluschnyj (ukrainisch Валерій Васильович Підлужний, englische Transkription Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, russisch Валерий Васильевич Подлужный .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Waleri Wassiljewitsch Podluschny; * 22. August 1952 in Stalino, Ukrainische SSR; † 4. Oktober 2021[1] in Browary, Ukraine) war ein sowjetischer Weitspringer.

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- [en] Valeriy Pidluzhny

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[fr] Valeriy Pidluzhny

Valeriy Vasylyovych Pidluzhny (en ukrainien : Підлужний Валерій Васильович, en russe : Валерий Васильевич Подлужный, Valeri Vassilievitch Podloujny), né le 22 août 1952 à Donetsk et mort le 4 octobre 2021[1], est un ancien athlète ukrainien, concourant pour l'Union soviétique, spécialiste du saut en longueur.

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[it] Valerij Pidlužnyj

Valerij Vasyl'ovyč Pidlužnyj (in ucraino: Валерій Васильович Підлужний?, in russo: Валерий Васильевич Подлужный?, traslitterato: Valerij Vasil'evič Podlužnyj; Donec'k, 22 agosto 1952 – 4 ottobre 2021[1]) è stato un lunghista sovietico, campione europeo del salto in lungo a Roma 1974 e medaglia di bronzo olimpica a Mosca 1980.

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[ru] Подлужный, Валерий Васильевич

Вале́рий Васи́льевич Подлу́жный (22 августа 1952[1], Сталино — 4 октября 2021[2], Бровары, Киевская область) — советский украинский легкоатлет, прыгун в длину, призёр Летних Олимпийских игр 1980 года, десятикратный чемпион СССР[3], заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1974).

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