Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Club Soviet Army Club Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Name Valery Bulyshev | Sport Athletics Event(s) 800 m | |
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Died 15 August 2013 (aged 74) |
Valery Pavlovich Bulyshev (Russian: Валерий Павлович Булышев; 15 June 1939 – 15 August 2013) was a Soviet middle-distance runner who won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 1962 European Championships. He competed in the same event at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals.
Bulyshev was born in Crimea, but lived most of his life in Saint Petersburg. Between 1959 and 1966 he won 8 Soviet titles and set 12 Soviet records in middle-distance events. In retirement he worked as athletics coach.
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