14 April 1942 Razvedki, Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
26 January 2003 (aged 60) Moscow, Russia
Height
185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight
79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event
High jump
Club
Burevestnik Moscow
Retired
1970
Achievements and titles
Personal best
2.28 m (1963)[1]
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo
High jump
1960 Rome
High jump
European Championships
1962 Belgrade
High jump
Universiade
1961 Sofia
High jump
1963 Porto Alegre
High jump
Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Брумель; 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003)[2] was a Russian high jumper. The 1964 Olympic champion and multiple world record holder, he is regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete in the high jump. His international career was ended by a motorcycle crash in 1965.[1]
^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valery Brumel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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