Maxim Polischuk (; born 15 June 1984, in

Zhytomyr Zhytomyr ( ; see #Names, below for other names) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, administrative center of Zhytomyr Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding ...

) is a retired Ukrainian amateur track cyclist. He won the bronze medal in men's team pursuit at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in

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, and later represented his nation

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at the

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. Polishchuk qualified for the Ukrainian squad in the men's team pursuit at the

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based on the nation's selection process from the UCI Track World Rankings. He delivered the Ukrainian foursome of Volodymyr Dyudya,

Lyubomyr Polatayko Lyubomyr Mykolayovich Polatayko (; born 21 November 1979) is a Ukrainian former professional racing cyclist. Major results ;2002 :1st Scratch race, Round 3 2002 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, Moscow :3rd Pursuit, Round 5 2002 UCI Track ...

, and

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a ninth-place time of 4:07.883 in the prelims, narrowly missing out the match round by more than a second.

Career highlights

;2004 : UCI European Junior Track Cycling Championships (Team pursuit),

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(ESP) ;2006 :

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(Team pursuit),

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(FRA) ;2008 : 9th

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(

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

(CHN)

References

External links

NBC 2008 Olympics Profile
* 1984 births Living people Ukrainian male cyclists Ukrainian track cyclists Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Ukraine Sportspeople from Zhytomyr 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen {{Ukraine-cycling-bio-stub