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Valery Bulyshev

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Valery Bulyshev
Valery Bulyshev (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born15 June 1939
Crimea, Soviet Union
Died15 August 2013 (aged 74)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 m
ClubSoviet Army Club
Coached byVladimir Kuts[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best800 – 1:46.9 (1964)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 1962 Belgrade 800 m

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]

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