Oleksiy Shelest

Oleksiy Petrovych Shelest (Ukrainian: Олексій Петрович Шелест; born March 27, 1973 in Sumy) is a Ukrainian race walker.[1] He is a two-time Olympian and a five-time national champion for the 50 km race walk.

Oleksiy Shelest
Personal information
Full nameOleksiy Petrovych Shelest
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1973-03-27) 27 March 1973
Sumy, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Race walking
ClubKolos Sumska Oblast
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10 km walk: 39:50 (2003)
20 km walk: 1:22:40 (2009)
50 km walk: 3:53:46 (2012)

Shelest first competed for the men's 50 km race walk at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he finished the race in thirty-second place, with a time of 4:07:39. He made a comeback from his eight-year absence at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing to race for the second time in 50 km walk, along with his compatriots Serhiy Budza and Oleksiy Kazanin. Shelest improved his performance by finishing twenty-ninth in the event under four minutes, at 3:59:46.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksiy Shelest". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. "Men's 50km Walk". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.


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