Leonid Kolumbet

Leonid Kolumbet
Personal information
Full name	Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet; Леонід Федорович Колумбет
Born	14 October 1937; Horenychi, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died	2 May 1983 (aged 45)[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Weight	172 lb (78 kg)[2]
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Track cycling
Role	Rider
Representing Soviet Union
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
World Championships

Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet (14 October 1937 – 2 May 1983) was a Soviet track cyclist. Competing in the 4,000 m team pursuit he won a world title in 1963 and bronze medals at the 1960 Olympics and 1962 and 1964 world championships.[3]

Kolumbet was Jewish.[4] His brother Mykola Kolumbet was an Olympic road cyclist.[2]

References

Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
"Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. 14 October 1937. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
"Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

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[Death-1] Енциклопедія сучасної України (in Ukrainian). 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[sports-reference1-2] "Leonid Kolumbet Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. 14 October 1937. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

[cyclingarchives1-3] "Leonid Kolumbet". Cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

[google1-4] Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. Retrieved 18 October 2011.