Leonid Shcherbakov

This article is about the triple jumper. For the Soviet general, see Leonid Ivanovich Shcherbakov.

Leonid Mikhailovich Shcherbakov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Щербаков, (7 April 1927 – 19 May 2004^[4]) was a Russian retired triple jumper who won a silver medal at the 1952 Olympics. He broke the world record in 1953^[5] and won the European title in 1950 and 1954. Domestically he won eight consecutive Soviet titles in 1949–56.

Leonid Shcherbakov

Personal information
Full name	Leonid Mikhailovich Shcherbakov
Born	(1927-04-07)7 April 1927 Olebino, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	19 May 2004(2004-05-19) (aged 77) Moscow, Russia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Coached by	Nikolay Ozolin[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best	16.46 m (1956)[2][3]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1952 Helsinki Triple jump European Championships 1950 Brussels Triple jump 1954 Bern Triple jump

After retiring from competitions, Shcherbakov worked at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, and later coached triple jumpers in Algeria and Cuba. His trainees included Pedro Pérez. In 1987 he was named an IAAF top 10 performer of all time in the triple jump.^[2]