Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) Sport Swimming Club Avangard Donetsk | Weight 81 kg (179 lb) Strokes Freestyle, medley | |
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Born 29 April 1952 Kramatorsk, Ukraine Died 28 October 2009, Kohtla-Järve, Estonia | ||
Valentyn Partyka (Russian: Валентин Партыка, Estonian: Valentin Partõka, 29 April 1952 – 28 October 2009) was a Soviet swimmer and swimming coach.
Career
Born in Ukraine, he competed for the Soviet Union in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He later moved to Estonia, and worked there as a swimming coach. His trainees included his daughter, Olympic swimmer Elina Partõka. He died of a heart attack aged 57.
References
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