Serhiy Olizarenko
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | 9 September 1954 Dolynska, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Died | 18 December 2024 (aged 70) Odesa, Ukraine |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
| Event | Steeplechase |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 8:24.0 (1978)[1][2] |
Serhiy Oleksiyovich Olizarenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Олексійович Олізаренко; 9 September 1954 – 18 December 2024) was a Ukrainian steeplechase runner. He represented the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.
Biography
[edit]Olizarenko was born in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR on 9 September 1954, and in 1968 moved to Odessa. At the 1980 Olympic semi-final he tore an Achilles tendon and had to abandon the race. After that he had two surgeries, but failed to recover and retired from competition.[3]
In 1978 Olizarenko met the middle-distance runner Nadezhda Mushta. They married the same year, and had a daughter Oksana born soon after the 1980 Olympics.[3]
Olizarenko died in Odessa, Ukraine on 18 December 2024, at the age of 70.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serhiy Olizarenko Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Sergey Olizarenko. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ^ a b Nizov, Evgeny. Надежда Олизаренко: победу на Московской Олимпиаде считаю самой важной в карьере! reporter.com.ua (interview with Nadezhda Olizarenko in Russian)
- ^ "Пішов із життя Сергій Олізаренко". UAF. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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