Viktor Bryzghin

Viktor Bryzghin
Personal information
Born (1962-08-22) 22 August 1962 (age 62)
Voroshilovgrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union
SportTrack and field
Event4 × 100m relay
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rome 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Moscow 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Seattle 4x100 m relay
European Cup
Gold medal – first place 1987 Prague 4x100 m relay

Viktor Arkadyevich Bryzhin (Ukrainian: Віктор Аркадійович Бризгін, Russian: Виктор Аркадьевич Брызгин, Viktor Bryzgin; born 22 August 1962 in Voroshilovgrad[1]) is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Career

Viktor Bryzhin trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. He made his debut in the international championships at the first World Championships, where he reached to the quarterfinal of 100 m and won a bronze as a member of Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. At the 1986 European Championships, Bryzhin was last in the final of 100 m, but won the gold in 4 × 100 m.

At the 1987 World Championships, Bryzhin finished fifth in 100 m and was second in 4 × 100 m relay. At the Seoul Olympics, Bryzhin ran the opening leg in the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team, which, in absence of United States won the gold medal. In 1988 he was awarded the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.[1] Bryzhin made his last appearance in the international athletics scene at the 1991 World Championships, where he finished seventh with the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team.

His wife Olha Bryzhina (née Vladykina) was also a notable athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. Together they have two daughters Yelizaveta Bryzhina and Anastasiia Bryzgina[2][3][4] who are also a successful track and field athletes (competing for Ukraine).[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Great Russian Encyclopedia (2006), Moscow: Bol'shaya Rossiyskaya Enciklopediya Publisher, vol. 4, p. 692
  2. ^ Romanization of Russian differs from Romanization of Ukrainian
  3. ^ Russia dominates on day of upsets in Bergen - European Team Champs Day 2, International Association of Athletics Federations (June 21, 2010)
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Єлизавета Бризгіна: Головне — не участь, а перемога, Ukrayina Moloda (July 23, 2010)
  5. ^ Chris Tomlinson secures European long jump bronze, BBC (August 1, 2010)
  6. ^ Lewis-Francis accepts blame for 4x100m relay disaster, BBC (July 31, 2010)