Oleg Vladimirovich Galkin, also Oleh Halkin (1 May 1965 – 10 May 2003) was a Soviet and Ukrainian cyclist. His name was spelled Oleh Halkin as transliterated from Ukrainian when he competed for post-Soviet

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 ...

. In 1990 he was world champion (as part of the ) in 100km team racing and bronze medalist in 1989. He competed in the 100 km.

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

for the Unified Team, which took 4th place.

Biography

Galkin was born and raised in

Ishim, Tyumen Oblast Ishim (russian: Иши́м) is a town in the south of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. Population: It was previously known as ''Korkina Sloboda'' (until 1782). History It was founded in 1670 as the village of Korkina Sloboda. In 1721, by the order of Ts ...

, where he graduated from school #8.School no.8
section "School Graduates" �ыпускники школы/ref> In 1987 he graduated from Kiev State Institute of Physical Culture. He is merited

master of sports Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR (russian: Единая Всесоюзная спортивная классификация) is a document which provided general Soviet physical education system requirements for both athletes an ...

(1990). In 1990s he moved to Canada. He spent his last years in Kiev suffering from

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ' ...

. He is interred at the Baikove Cemetery, Kiev. Since 2012, the annual open championship of Ishim in cycling dedicated to the memory of Galkin has been organized. "Велогонка памяти Олега Галкина"
Cycling Race Dedicated to the Memory of Oleg Galkin 19 September 2017

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* 1965 births 2003 deaths Soviet male cyclists Ukrainian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Unified Team Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Burials at Baikove Cemetery {{USSR-cycling-bio-stub