Borys Yakovlev

Borys Yakovlev
Personal information
Born(1945-07-16)16 July 1945
Petrovsk, Russian SFSR
Died23 June 2014(2014-06-23) (aged 68)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Silver medal – second place 1979 Eschborn 20 km walk

Borys Yakovlev (Ukrainian: Борис Яковлев, Russian: Борис Александрович Яковлев,Boris Aleksandrovich Yakovlev; 16 July 1945 – 23 June 2014)[1][2] was a Soviet-Ukrainian race walker.

  1. ^ "Пішов з життя Борис Яковлев" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Athletics Federation. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Светлая память" (in Russian). tsop-rm.ru. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.