Avanhard (sports society)

Avanhard (sports society) (Ukrainian: Авангард (спортивне товариство)) was a trade unions sports society of the Ukrainian SSR. Created in 1957, it was uniting workers of industry and construction from 14 other sport societies such as "Torpedo", "Shakhtar", "Khimik", "Chervona Zirka", "Chervonyi Prapor", "Budivelnyk", and others.

Brief description

On January 1, 1977 it accounted for 3,199 primary collectives with over two millions of sportsmen.

The society was cultivating 49 types of sports. It was composed of such famous sports clubs as Metalurh Zaporizhia, Zorya Luhansk, Stal Dnipropetrovsk, Sudobudivnyk Mykolaiv, Budivelnyk Kyiv, and others.

In 1982 the society merged with its Russian counterpart "Trud".

In 1991 the society was recognized as a parent organization of the newly established sports society "Ukraina".

Olympic laureates

1952 Summer Olympics (as Budivelnyk)

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Mariya Horokhovska 2406
Nina Bocharova 2204
Yakiv Punkin 1001
Totals (3 athletes)56011

1956 Summer Olympics

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Polina Astakhova 1012
Ihor Rybak 1001
Totals (2 athletes)2013

1960 Summer Olympics

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Polina Astakhova 2114
Lyudmila Shevtsova 1001
Totals (2 athletes)3115

1964 Summer Olympics

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Polina Astakhova 2114
Totals (1 athletes)2114

1968 Summer Olympics

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Anatoli Polyvoda 0011
Serhiy Kovalenko 0011
Totals (2 athletes)0022

1972 Summer Olympics

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Anatoli Polyvoda 1001
Serhiy Kovalenko 1001
Totals (2 athletes)2002

1972 Winter Olympics

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ivan Biakov 1001
Totals (1 athletes)1001

1976 Winter Olympics

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Ivan Biakov 1001
Totals (1 athletes)1001
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