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Viktor Rashchupkin

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Viktor Ivanovich Rashchupkin (Russian: Виктор Иванович Ращупкин, born October 16, 1950) is a Soviet/Russian athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He was born in Kamensk-Uralsky. He competed for Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union where he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw event. With the death of Al Oerter on 1 October 2007, Rashchupkin is now the oldest surviving Olympic Champion in the Men's Discus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viktor Rashchupkin is the 2,199th most popular athlete (down from 832nd in 2019), the 2,462nd most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,942nd in 2019) and the 111th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Viktor Rashchupkin ranks 2,199 out of 6,025. Before him are Charles Manring, Marshall Wayne, Kaarlo Maaninka, Vénuste Niyongabo, Tianna Bartoletta, and Petar Petrov. After him are Christine Arron, Yves Delacour, Earl Young, Horace Ashenfelter, Tris Speaker, and Louise Ritter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Viktor Rashchupkin ranks 621. Before him are Mark Mothersbaugh, Andres Serrano, José Bono, Bärbel Struppert, Nikolay Kruglov, and Kabasu Babo. After him are Bob Kulick, Ramon Solsona i Sancho, Radu Voina, Nijolė Sabaitė, Dave Wottle, and Joan Armatrading.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Viktor Rashchupkin ranks 2,462 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladimir Vikulov (1946), Origa (1970), Viktor Shustikov (1939), Yuri Krylov (1930), Nina Kraviz (1987), and Marina Solodkin (1952). After him are Igor Shuvalov (1967), Lyubov Kozyreva (1929), Yelena Vyalbe (1968), Aleksandr Poleshchuk (1953), Boris Kagarlitsky (1958), and Valentin Kuzin (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Viktor Rashchupkin ranks 111. Before him are Nikolai Puchkov (1930), Valentina Sidorova (1954), Viktor Markin (1957), Rudolf Povarnitsyn (1962), Nikolay Zimyatov (1955), and Nikolay Kruglov (1950). After him are Svetlana Masterkova (1968), Tatyana Lebedeva (1976), Fyodor Simashev (1945), Yelizaveta Bagryantseva (1929), Serhiy Novikov (1949), and Valentina Nikonova (1952).

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