Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Брумель; 14 April 1942 – 26 January 2003) was a Soviet 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. His international career was ended by a motorcycle accident in 1965.
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14 April 1942 Razvedki, Amur Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Died |
26 January 2003 (aged 60) Moscow, Russia
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Zodiac | Aries |
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