Vitaliy Popovich
Vitaliy Popovich (Ukrainian: Виталий Попович; born 22 October 1962) is a Ukrainian male former racewalking athlete who competed in the 50 kilometres race walk. He was a three-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics, with a best of fourth at the 1991 event. He also competed at five straight editions of the IAAF World Race Walking Cup from 1989 to 1997.[1] He set a personal best of 3:43:57 hours for the distance in 1989.[2]
At national level, he won one Soviet title in 1991 and, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, took four 50 km walk titles at the Ukrainian Athletics Championships.[3][4] On the professional circuit, he was the 1996 winner at the Dudinská Päťdesiatka.[5]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | — | 20 km walk | DNF |
| 1989 | World Race Walking Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 50 km walk | 3:49:48 |
| 1st | Team | 585 pts | |||
| 1991 | World Race Walking Cup | San Jose, United States | — | 50 km walk | DQ |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 50 km walk | 4:00:10 | |
| 1993 | World Race Walking Cup | Monterrey, Mexico | — | 50 km walk | DNF |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | 50 km walk | DQ | |
| 1995 | World Race Walking Cup | Beijing, China | 14th | 50 km walk | 3:51:53 |
| 13th | Team | 333 pts | |||
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | 50 km walk | DQ | |
| 1997 | World Race Walking Cup | Poděbrady, Czech Republic | — | 50 km walk | DNF |
| 1998 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | — | 50 km walk | DQ |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 32nd | 50 km walk | 4:10:40 |
National titles
- Soviet Athletics Championships
- 50 km walk: 1991
- Ukrainian Athletics Championships
- 50 km walk: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
References
- IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1961-2006 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- Vitality Popovich. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- Ukrainian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- WINNERS OF THE DUDINSKA 50 IN WALKING. Dudince Walking. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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