Vitaliy Melnik
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Vitaliy Melnik is a Soviet
luge
r who competed in the mid 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1985 FIL World Luge Championships
in Oberhof, East Germany
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed in the mid 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1985 FIL World Luge Championships
FIL World Luge Championships 1985
The FIL World Luge Championships 1985 took place in Oberhof, East Germany for the second time, having done so previously in 1973.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
in Oberhof, East Germany
Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
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