Volodymyr Holubnychy
Holubnychy at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Володимир Степанович Голубничий |
| Full name | Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychiy |
| Born | 2 June 1936 Sumy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 August 2021 (aged 85) Sumy, Ukraine |
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 20 km walk |
| Club | Spartak Sumy |
| Updated on 6 June 2015 | |
Volodymyr Stepanovych Holubnychy (Ukrainian: Володимир Степанович Голубничий; also spelt Vladimir Golubnichy, 2 June 1936 – 16 August 2021) was a Ukrainian race walker, who competed for the Soviet Union. He dominated the 20 kilometre race walk in the 1960s and 1970s, winning four Olympic medals from 1960 to 1972 and finishing seventh in 1976. He became Olympic champion in 1960 and 1968. He is regarded as one of the greatest race walkers of all time and competed at the Olympics on five occasions in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976.