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Serhiy Olizarenko

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Serhiy Olizarenko
Personal information
NationalitySoviet
Born (1954-09-09) 9 September 1954 (age 70)
Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
EventSteeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best8:24.0 (1978)[1][2]

Serhiy Olizarenko (born 9 September 1954) is a retired Soviet steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the final.

Olizarenko was born in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine, 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 competitions.[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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sergey Olizarenko. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ a b Nizov, Evgeny. Надежда Олизаренко: победу на Московской Олимпиаде считаю самой важной в карьере! reporter.com.ua (interview with Nadezhda Olizarenko in Russian)