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Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Брумель; 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a Russian high jumper. The 1964 Olympic champion and multiple world record holder, he is regarded as one of the greatest athletes ever to compete in the high jump .
Jan 26, 2003 · Brumel, who broke the world record six times and won the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, passed away in a Moscow hospital after a long illness. He was also a writer and co-authored a novel, a play and an opera libretto based on his life story.
Jan 28, 2003 · Valery Brumel, a Russian who during the cold war became perhaps the best high jumper in history but had his world-class career end when he almost lost a leg in a motorcycle accident, died Sunday...
Jun 18, 2021 · Learn how the Siberian-born Soviet star set six world records from 1961 to 1963, including 2.28m, and won the Olympic gold in 1964. Discover his training methods, rivalries and legacy in this feature article.
May 10, 2024 · Valery Brumel (born May 14, 1942, Razvedki, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died January 26, 2003, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet athlete who held the world record in the high jump from 1961 to 1971.
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Jan 28, 2003 · Valeriy Brumel, the 1964 Olympic High Jump champion and six-time World record holder, died in Moscow in 2003. He was a great athlete, competitor and ambassador for Soviet athletics, who suffered a career-ending injury in 1965.
Brumel set six world records between 1961 and 1963, jumping 2.23, 2.24 and 2.25 in 1961; 2.26 and 2.27 in 1962; and 2.28 in 1963. Brumel won the 1962 European title and crowned his career with Olympic gold in 1964, ahead of Thomas, who had become a close friend.
