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Apr 01, 1937 Saint Petersburg Died on 01 Feb 2000 (aged 62)
Russian cyclist
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About Yury Melikhov
- Yury Afanasyevich Melikhov (Russian: ???? ??????????? ???????; 1 April 1937 – February 2000) was a Russian cyclist.
- He competed in the road race and 100 km team time trial at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
- In 1960 he finished in fourth place on the road and won a bronze medal in the time trial.
- In 1964 he finished in 60th and 5th place respectively.He won a bronze medal in the team time trial at the world championship in 1963 and six national titles in road race disciplines in 1958–1963.
- He took part in the Peace Race in 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1965, winning them all in the team competition.
- In 1959, he won one stage and finished in seventh place individually.
- In 1961, he won four stages and the overall race.
- In 1962, with no single stage win he managed to finishing second overall.
- In 1965 he won two stages, but ended in a disappointing 45th place.After retirement from competitions he coached cycling teams in Saint Petersburg and in East Germany.
