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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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

References

  1. IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1961-2006 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  2. Vitality Popovich. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  4. Ukrainian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  5. WINNERS OF THE DUDINSKA 50 IN WALKING. Dudince Walking. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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