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Valeriy Suntsov

Valeriy Suntsov

Russian former racewalking athlete (born 1955)

Valeriy Suntsov (Russian: Валерий Сунцов; born 10 July 1955) is a Russian former racewalking athlete who competed in the 50 kilometres race walk for the Soviet Union. He set his lifetime best of 3:42:37 hours for the event in 1985 in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad).[1]

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He represented his country at the European Athletics Championships on two occasions, winning a bronze medal at the 1986 edition.[2][3] He competed at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics but was disqualified for lifting.[4] He was a key member of the Soviet team at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, sharing in the team silver medals in 1981 and 1985 before taking gold at the 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup with a team including Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Andrey Perlov and Aleksandr Potashov.[5]

Suntsov was ranked third among Europeans in the 1982 season, behind East German Ronald Weigel and fellow Soviet Viktor Dorovskikh.[6] He was a one-time national champion taking the 50 km walk at the 1986 Soviet Athletics Championships.[7]

International competitions

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National titles

See also

References

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    Valeriy Suntsov. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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    European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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    Valeriy Suntsov. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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    Valeriy Suntsov. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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    IAAF IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1961-2006 Facts & Figures Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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    European Top Performeers (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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    Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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