Anatoly Vladimirovich Olizarenko (russian: Анатолий Владимирович Олизаренко; 25 September 1936 – 30 January 1984) was a

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cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and the

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at the

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and finished in 56th and 5th place, respectively. Olizarenko won the

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in 1958. In 1960 he placed third in the Tour of Poland and ninth in the

Peace Race The Peace Race (german: Friedensfahrt, cs, Závod míru, sk, Preteky mieru, russian: Велогонка Мира (), pl, Wyścig Pokoju , french: Course de la Paix, it, Corsa della Pace, ro, Cursa Păcii) was an annual multiple stage bicycl ...

. In 1963, he was again ninth in the Peace Race, but won a bronze medal at the world championships in the team time trial. In 1966 he rode his last Peace Race, winning it with the Soviet team, but finishing only 54th individually. He retired after the race.

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1936 births 1984 deaths Soviet male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Soviet Union Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Russian male cyclists Cyclists from Saint Petersburg {{USSR-cycling-bio-stub