Viktor Rashchupkin
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| Native name | Виктор Иванович Ращулкин | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Viktor Ivanovich Raschchupkin | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||
| Born |
October 16, 1950 Kamensk-Uralski, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Soviet Union | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw | ||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 66.64 m (1980) | ||||||||||||
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Viktor Ivanovich Rashchupkin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Ращупкин, born October 16, 1950) was a Soviet/Russian athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Kamensk-Uralsky.[1]
He competed for Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw event.[1]
With the death of Al Oerter on 1 October 2007, Rashchupkin is now the oldest surviving Olympic Champion in the Men's Discus. He is almost exactly 1 month older than 1976 Champion, Mac Wilkins.
References
- 1 2 "Viktor Rashchupkin". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
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