Pyotr Ivanovich Pochynchuk ( be, Пётар Іванавіч Пачынчук; russian: Пётр Иванович Починчук) (July 26, 1954 – December 1, 1991) was a
Soviet 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 ...
,
Brest Oblast
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative ce ...
, 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 ...
in
Grodno
Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...
.
He competed for the
USSR 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
Moscow,
Soviet Union 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
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