Vyacheslav Semyonovic Skomorokhov (4 October 1940 – 5 November 1992)[1] was a Ukrainian track and field athlete who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] He was almost deaf since early childhood and also competed in the Deaf World Games in 1961,1969, 1973 and 1977.[3] He also has won medals at the Deaflympics.

See also

Deaf people in the Olympics

References

  1. ↑ Vyacheslav Skomorokhov's grave Archived 2018-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vyacheslav Skomorokhov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Deaflympics". International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2014.


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