About Oleksiy Shelest
Born 1973. Oleksiy Shelest is a Ukrainian athletics competitor.
Oleksiy Petrovych Shelest (; born 27 March 1973) is a Ukrainian race walker. He has competed in the Olympics twice and is a five-time national champion for the 50 km race walk.
Shelest first competed for the men's 50 km race walk at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he finished the race in 32nd place, with a time of 4:07:39. He made a comeback from his eight-year absence at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing to race for the second time in the 50 km walk, along with his compatriots Serhiy Budza and Oleksiy Kazanin. Shelest improved his performance by finishing 29th in the event, under four minutes at 3:59:46.
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Who is Oleksiy Shelest?
Ukrainian race walker
When was Oleksiy Shelest born?
Oleksiy Shelest was born on 27 March 1973 in Kosivshchina.
What is Oleksiy Shelest's occupation?
Oleksiy Shelest is an athletics competitor.
What nationality is Oleksiy Shelest?
Oleksiy Shelest is Ukrainian.
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