Viktor Bryzhin

Personal information
Born	( 1962-08-22 ) 22 August 1962 (age 61) Voroshilovgrad , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2  in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Track and field
Event	4 × 100m relay
Medal record Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 4x100m relay World Championships 1987 Rome 4x100 m relay 1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relay

Viktor Arkadyevich Bryzhin ( Ukrainian : В?ктор Аркад?йович Бризг?н , Russian : Виктор Аркадьевич Брызгин , Viktor Bryzgin; born 22 August 1962 in Voroshilovgrad ^[1] ) is a former Soviet athlete , winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics .

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Viktor Bryzhin trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad . He made his debut in the international championships at the first World Championships , where he reached to the quarterfinal of 100 m and won a bronze as a member of Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team. At the 1986 European Championships , Bryzhin was last in the final of 100 m, but won the gold in 4 × 100 m.

At the 1987 World Championships , Bryzhin finished fifth in 100 m and was second in 4 × 100 m relay. At the Seoul Olympics , Bryzhin ran the opening leg in the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team, which, in absence of United States won the gold medal. In 1988 he was awarded the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR . ^[1] Bryzhin made his last appearance in the international athletics scene at the 1991 World Championships , where he finished seventh with the Soviet 4 × 100 m relay team.

His wife Olha Bryzhina (nee Vladykina) was also a notable athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1988 Olympics. Together they have two daughters Yelizaveta Bryzhina and Anastasiia Bryzgina ^{[2] [3] [4]} who are also a successful track and field athletes (competing for Ukraine ). ^{[5] [6]}

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