medal. He could not retain his Olympic title at the 1972 Summer Olympics, settling for a silver medal in the 20 km walk. Apart from his outstanding performance at the Olympics, he was the 1974 European Champion and the Soviet champion in 1960, 1964–65, 1968, 1972 and 1974. He was past his prime when he competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which was his fifth and final Olympic appearance. He completed the race walk with a duration of 1:29:24 and was placed at seventh position in the final. After his retirement, he competed at international masters events during the 1990s after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Holubnychy was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1960, the Order of the Badge of Honour in 1969 and the Medal "For Labour Valour" in 1972. He was inducted to the IAAF Hall of Fame on 15 September 2012. Death He died on 16 August 2021, two months after his 85th birthday. See also References External links Sporting Heroes 1936 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Sumy Soviet male racewalkers Ukrainian male racewalkers Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 1st class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics European Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships winners Soviet Athletics Championships winners World record setters in athletics (track and field) Spartak athletes Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine