Yevgeny Ivanovich Maskinskov (russian: link=no, Евгений Иванович Маскинсков) (19 December 1930 – 25 January 1985) was a

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athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society in

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. He competed for the

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in the

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held in Melbourne, Australia in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the silver medal.

References

Biography at sports-reference.com
1930 births 1985 deaths Soviet male racewalkers People from Lyambirsky District Armed Forces sports society athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Russian male racewalkers European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Mordovia {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub