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Leonid Kolumbet

Leonid Kolumbet
Personal information
Full name Leonid Fedorovych Kolumbet; Леонід Федорович Колумбет
Born (1937-10-14)14 October 1937
Horenychi, Kiev Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died 2 May 1983(1983-05-02) (aged 45)
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg)
Team information
Current team Retired
Discipline Track cycling
Role Rider

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.

Kolumbet was Jewish. His brother Mykola Kolumbet was an Olympic road cyclist.


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