Leonid Lytvynenko (, , ''Leonid Dmitriyevich Litvinenko;'' born 28 January 1949) is a

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athlete who competed mainly in the

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. He trained at Burevestnik in

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. Lytvynenko began athletics at age 16. He was a member of the

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National Team since 1969. He competed for the

in the

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held in Munich in the Decathlon where he won the Silver medal. He was also the 1970 USSR Champion and the winner of the 5th

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of the Peoples of the USSR in decathlon. In 1972 Litvinenko was awarded the

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* 1949 births Living people People from Smila Soviet decathletes Ukrainian decathletes Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Burevestnik (sports society) sportspeople Sportspeople from Cherkasy Oblast Soviet Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub