Yury Afanasyevich Melikhov (Russian: Юрий Афанасьевич Мелихов; 1 April 1937 – February 2000) was a Russian cyclist. He competed in the road race and 100 km team time trial at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he finished in fourth place on the road and won a bronze medal in the time trial. In 1964 he finished in 60th and 5th place respectively.[1]
He won a bronze medal in the team time trial at the world championship in 1963 and six national titles in road race disciplines in 1958–1963.[2] He took part in the Peace Race in 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1965, winning them all in the team competition. In 1959, he won one stage and finished in seventh place individually. In 1961, he won four stages and the overall race. In 1962, with no single stage win he managed to finishing second overall. In 1965 he won two stages, but ended in a disappointing 45th place.[1][3]
After retirement from competitions he coached cycling teams in Saint Petersburg and in East Germany.[4]
yury, melikhov, yury, afanasyevich, melikhov, russian, Юрий, Афанасьевич, Мелихов, april, 1937, february, 2000, russian, cyclist, competed, road, race, team, time, trial, 1960, 1964, summer, olympics, 1960, finished, fourth, place, road, bronze, medal, time, t. Yury Afanasyevich Melikhov Russian Yurij Afanasevich Melihov 1 April 1937 February 2000 was a Russian cyclist He competed in the road race and 100 km team time trial at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics In 1960 he finished in fourth place on the road and won a bronze medal in the time trial In 1964 he finished in 60th and 5th place respectively 1 Yury MelikhovYury Melikhov in 1961Personal informationBorn 1937 04 01 1 April 1937Leningrad Russian SFSR Soviet UnionDiedFebruary 2000 aged 62 Height1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight76 kg 168 lb SportSportCyclingClubVS LeningradMedal record Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome Team time trial World championships 1963 Rocourt Team time trial He won a bronze medal in the team time trial at the world championship in 1963 and six national titles in road race disciplines in 1958 1963 2 He took part in the Peace Race in 1959 1961 1962 and 1965 winning them all in the team competition In 1959 he won one stage and finished in seventh place individually In 1961 he won four stages and the overall race In 1962 with no single stage win he managed to finishing second overall In 1965 he won two stages but ended in a disappointing 45th place 1 3 After retirement from competitions he coached cycling teams in Saint Petersburg and in East Germany 4 References edit a b Yury Melikhov sports reference com MELIHOV Yurij Afanasevich SSSR sportbiography ru Yury Afanasyevich Melikhov radsportseiten net Melihov Yury Afanas evich staff lesgaft spb ru nbsp This biographical article relating to Soviet cycling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yury Melikhov amp oldid 1156592235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
