Viktor Zhurba (russian: Виктор Журба; born 6 August 1950) is a retired male

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er. He represented the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

during his career in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Zhurba is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's discus event at the

1973 Summer Universiade The 1973 Summer Universiade, also known as the VII Summer Universiade, took place in Moscow, Soviet Union. Sports and venues at the 1973 Summer Universiade * (Central Lenin Stadium) * ( Sport Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium) * (Tchaika Po ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

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1950 births Living people Russian male discus throwers Soviet male discus throwers Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub