Valeriy Suntsov (Russian: Валерий Сунцов; born 10 July 1955) is a Russian former racewalking athlete who competed in the 50 kilometres race walk for the Soviet Union. He set his lifetime best of 3:42:37 hours for the event in 1985 in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad).[1]

Valeriy Suntsov
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Stuttgart 50 km walk

He represented his country at the European Athletics Championships on two occasions, winning a bronze medal at the 1986 edition.[2][3] He competed at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics but was disqualified for lifting.[4] He was a key member of the Soviet team at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, sharing in the team silver medals in 1981 and 1985 before taking gold at the 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup with a team including Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Andrey Perlov and Aleksandr Potashov.[5]

Suntsov was ranked third among Europeans in the 1982 season, behind East German Ronald Weigel and fellow Soviet Viktor Dorovskikh.[6] He was a one-time national champion taking the 50 km walk at the 1986 Soviet Athletics Championships.[7]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1981 World Race Walking Cup Valencia, Spain 7th 50 km walk 4:01:30
2nd Team 227 pts
1982 European Championships Athens, Greece 7th 50 km walk 4:12.51
1984 Friendship Games Moscow, Soviet Union 50 km walk DSQ
1985 World Race Walking Cup St John's, Isle of Man 7th 50 km walk 4:01:31
2nd Team 234 pts
1986 European Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd 50 km walk 3:42.38
1987 World Race Walking Cup New York City, New York 5th 50 km walk 3:45:09
1st Team 607 pts
World Championships Rome, Italy 50 km walk DQ

National titles

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Valeriy Suntsov. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  2. ^ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  3. ^ Valeriy Suntsov. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  4. ^ Valeriy Suntsov. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  5. ^ IAAF IAAF World Race Walking Cup 1961-2006 Facts & Figures Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  6. ^ European Top Performeers (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
  7. ^ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2017-02-18.
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