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Zhytomyr Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

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Track Track or Tracks may refer to: Routes or imprints * Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity * Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...

, role = Rider , ridertype = Pursuit , amateuryears1 = , amateurteam1 = Dynamo Donetsk , proyears1 = , proteam1 = , majorwins = , medaltemplates = , show-medals = yes Maxim Polischuk ( uk, Максим Поліщук; born 15 June 1984, in

) is a retired Ukrainian amateur track cyclist. He won the bronze medal in men's team pursuit at the

2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Bordeaux, France from April 13 to April 16, 2006. Medal table Medal summary External linksResults book Bordeaux, France Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture ...

, and later represented his nation

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

. Polishchuk qualified for the Ukrainian squad in the men's team pursuit at the

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. He delivered the Ukrainian foursome of

Volodymyr Dyudya Volodymyr Dyudya ( uk, Володимир Дюдя) (born 6 January 1983) is a Ukrainian former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for . He competes on both road and track. He was born in Bila Tserkva. Major results Track ;2000 : 1st I ...

Lyubomyr Polatayko Lyubomyr Polatayko (born November 21, 1979) is a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist. Career highlights ;2002 :1st Scratch race, Round 3 2002 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Moscow :3rd Pursuit, Round 5 2002 UCI Track Cycling World Cup ...

, and

Vitaliy Shchedov Vitaliy Shchedov (born 31 July 1987) is a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, ...

a ninth-place time of 4:07.883 in the prelims, narrowly missing out the match round by more than a second.

Career highlights

;2004 : UCI European Junior Track Cycling Championships (Team pursuit),

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

(ESP) ;2006 :

UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling. They are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Before 1900, they were administered by the UCI ...

(Team pursuit),

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(FRA) ;2008 : 9th

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(CHN)

References

External links

NBC Olympics Profile
* 1984 births Living people Ukrainian male cyclists Ukrainian track cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Zhytomyr 21st-century Ukrainian people {{Ukraine-cycling-bio-stub