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volodymyr stepanovych holubnychiy 6 june 2015 20 km walk spartak , sumy sumy , ukraine , ussr 77 kg 178 cm athletics 2 june 1936 volodymyr holubnychy 1964.jpg volodymyr holubnychy
 volodymyr holubnychy
volodymyr holubnychy

volodymyr stepanovych holubnychy -lrb- , born 2 june 1936 -rrb- is a ukrainian race walker , who competed for the soviet union .
he dominated the 20 kilometre race walk in the 1960s and 1970s , winning four olympic medals in 1960-1972 and finishing seventh in 1976 .
holubnychy took race walking in 1953 and became a member of the soviet team in 1959 .
apart from his outstanding performance at the olympics , he was the 1974 european champion and the soviet champion in 1960 , 1964 -- 65 , 1968 , 1972 and 1974 .
holubnychy was awarded the order of the red banner of labour in 1960 , the order of the badge of honor in 1969 and the medal for labour valour in 1972 .
