 Valery Bulyshev (left) at the 1964 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1939 Crimea, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 August 2013 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 800 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Soviet Army Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vladimir Kuts [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 800 – 1:46.9 (1964) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Valery Pavlovich Bulyshev (Russian : Валерий Павлович Булышев; 15 June 1939 – 15 August 2013) [2] [3] was a Soviet middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 1962 European Championships. He competed in the same event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. [4]
Bulyshev was born in Crimea, but lived most of his life in Saint Petersburg. Between 1959 and 1966 he won 8 Soviet titles and set 12 Soviet records in middle-distance events. In retirement he worked as athletics coach. [1] [3]
