Pyotr Ivanovich Pochynchuk ( be, Пётар Іванавіч Пачынчук; russian: Пётр Иванович Починчук) (July 26, 1954 – December 1, 1991) was a

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athlete who mainly competed in the men's 20 kilometer walk during his career. Born in

Lyakhovichi Liachavičy ( be, Ляхавічы, , russian: Ляховичи, pl, Lachowicze, yi, לעכאוויטש ''Lekhavitsh'', lt, Liachivičai) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian Brest Region. History Known since the 15th century in the Grand ...

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, he trained at the

Armed Forces sports society The Sports Clubs of the Armed Forces, Physical Culture and Sports Association of the Soviet Armed Forces (russian: спортивные клубы Армии �КА} ''sportivnye kluby Armiy, SKA''; russian: Физкультурно-спортив� ...

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. He competed for the

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at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

held in

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where he won the silver medal in the men's 20 kilometer walk competition.

International competitions

References

Pyotr Pochinchuk's profile at Sports Reference.comBrief biography of Pyotr Pochinchuk
1954 births 1991 deaths People from Lyakhavichy Belarusian male racewalkers Soviet male racewalkers Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brest Region {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub