Leonid Kolumbet

Leonid Kolumbet

Personal information
Full name	Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet; Леонід Федорович Колумбет
Born	14 October 1937 Horenychi, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died	2 May 1983 (aged 45)[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Weight	172 lb (78 kg)[2]
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Track cycling
Role	Rider
Medal record Competitor for  Soviet Union Track cycling Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4000 m team pursuit World Championships 1962 Milan 4000 m team pursuit 1963 Rocourt 4000 m team pursuit 1964 Paris 4000 m team pursuit

Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet (14 October 1937 – 2 May 1983) was a Soviet track cyclist. Competing in the 4,000 m team pursuit he won a world title in 1963 and bronze medals at the 1960 Olympics and 1962 and 1964 world championships.^[3]

Kolumbet was Jewish.^[4] His brother Mykola Kolumbet was an Olympic road cyclist.^[2]

References

1. Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
2. "Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. October 14, 1937. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
3. "Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
4. Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. Retrieved October 18, 2011.