Semyon Rzhishchin

Soviet steeplechase runner
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IntroSoviet steeplechase runner
PlacesRussia
wasAthlete
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth15 February 1933
Death27 December 1986 (aged 53 years)
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Biography

Semyon Ivanovich Rzhishchin (Russian: Семен Иванович Ржищин) (15 February 1933 - 27 December 1986) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He was born in Ryazan Oblast and trained in Moscow at the Armed Forces sports society.

On August 14, 1956, competing in the first Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR, he broke the World Record in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He competed for the USSR in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 3000 metre steeple chase where he won the bronze medal.

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