Vasyl Albertovych Arkhypenko ( uk, Василь Альбертович Архипенко, russian: Василий Альбертович Архипенко, ''Vasiliy Albertovich Arkhipenko;'' born 28 January 1957 in

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) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He competed for the

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in 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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in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal.

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* * * 1957 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Ukrainian male hurdlers Soviet male hurdlers European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Donetsk Oblast Competitors at the 1984 Friendship Games {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub