Shamil Abbyasov
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Shamil Abbyasov is a retired athlete who represented the USSR and later Kyrgyzstan
. He specialized in the long jump
and triple jump
.
He won a bronze and a gold medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships
in Grenoble
. His gold medal was in triple jump
with an indoor world record of 17.30, that lasted for quite a while.
He is married to Tatyana Kolpakova and has three children. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and has worked in the field after retiring from sports.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. He specialized in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
and triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
.
He won a bronze and a gold medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships
1981 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
The 12th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in Grenoble, a city in France, in 1981. It was the second time the championships were held in Grenoble.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com* at GBRathletics.com...
in Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
. His gold medal was in triple jump
Triple jump
The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...
with an indoor world record of 17.30, that lasted for quite a while.
He is married to Tatyana Kolpakova and has three children. He has a degree in mechanical engineering and has worked in the field after retiring from sports.