Viktor Rashchupkin
Soviet-Russian discus thrower
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Native name | Виктор Иванович Ращулкин | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Viktor Ivanovich Raschchupkin | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||
Born | October 16, 1950 Kamensk-Uralski, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 66.64 m (1980) | ||||||||||||||
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Viktor Ivanovich Rashchupkin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Ращупкин, born October 16, 1950) was a Soviet/Russian athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Kamensk-Uralsky.[1]
He competed for Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw event.[1]
With the death of Al Oerter on 1 October 2007, Rashchupkin is now the oldest surviving Olympic Champion in the Men's Discus. He is almost exactly 1 month older than 1976 Champion, Mac Wilkins.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Viktor Rashchupkin". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
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- 1896:
Robert Garrett (USA)
- 1900:
Rudolf Bauer (HUN)
- 1904:
Martin Sheridan (USA)
- 1908:
Martin Sheridan (USA)
- 1912:
Armas Taipale (FIN)
- 1920:
Elmer Niklander (FIN)
- 1924:
Bud Houser (USA)
- 1928:
Bud Houser (USA)
- 1932:
John Anderson (USA)
- 1936:
Ken Carpenter (USA)
- 1948:
Adolfo Consolini (ITA)
- 1952:
Sim Iness (USA)
- 1956:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1960:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1964:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1968:
Al Oerter (USA)
- 1972:
Ludvík Daněk (TCH)
- 1976:
Mac Wilkins (USA)
- 1980:
Viktor Rashchupkin (URS)
- 1984:
Rolf Danneberg (FRG)
- 1988:
Jürgen Schult (GDR)
- 1992:
Romas Ubartas (LTU)
- 1996:
Lars Riedel (GER)
- 2000:
Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
- 2004:
Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
- 2008:
Gerd Kanter (EST)
- 2012:
Robert Harting (GER)
- 2016:
Christoph Harting (GER)
- 2020:
Daniel Ståhl (SWE)
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