Volodymyr Oleksiyovych Mykhailenko ( uk, Володимир Олексійович Михайленко; born August 27, 1973) is a retired male
decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...
from
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invas ...
, best known for winning the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the
2001 Summer Universiade
The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports ...
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Achievements
References
2001 Year Ranking
1973 births
Living people
Ukrainian decathletes
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Ukraine
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine
Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade
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