Anatoly Yarkin
Soviet cyclist
Anatoly Yarkin Born (1958-11-11 ) 11 November 1958 (age 66) Zaporizhia Oblast , UkraineHeight 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Anatoly Nikolayevich Yarkin (Russian : Анатолий Николаевич Яркин ; born 11 November 1958) is a retired Soviet cyclist. He was part of the Soviet team that won the time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics . Individually, he finished in sixth place in the road race , helping Sergei Sukhoruchenkov and Yuri Barinov to win the race.[ 1] [ 2] 1981 UCI Road World Championships .[ 3]
He retired from the Soviet team in 1984, but a few years later competed for a club in Chile. After that he worked as a cycling coach in Samara and later as a popularizer of mountain biking in Tolyatti .[ 4] [ 5]
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1920 : F. Canteloube , G. Detreille , M. Gobillot , A. Souchard (FRA ) 1924 : A. Blanchonnet , R. Hamel , A. Leducq , G. Wambst (FRA ) 1960 : L. Trapè , A Bailetti , C. Cogliati , G. Fornoni (ITA ) 1964 : B. Zoet , E. Dolman , G. Karstens , J. Pieterse (NED ) 1968 : J. Zoetemelk , F. den Hertog , J. Krekels , R. Pijnen (NED ) 1972 : V. Yardy , G. Komnatov , V. Likhachov , B. Shukhov (URS ) 1976 : A. Pikkuus , V. Chaplygin , A. Chukanov , V. Kaminsky (URS ) 1980 : Y. Kashirin , O. Logvin , S. Shelpakov , A. Yarkin (URS ) 1984 : M. Bartalini , M. Giovannetti , E. Poli , C. Vandelli (ITA ) 1988 : J. Schur , U. Ampler , M. Kummer , M. Landsmann (GDR ) 1992 : M. Rich , B. Dittert , C. Meyer , U. Peschel (GER )
