Mikhail Kolyushev

Mikhail Ivanovich Kolyushev (Russian: Михаил Иванович Колюшев; 28 April 1943 – 9 June 2024) was a Soviet cyclist from Tajikistan. He trained in the Dushanbe Dynamo voluntary sports society, and later in Tashkent. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit and finished in fourth place.^[1] He was part of the Soviet teams that won the team pursuit at the 1965 and 1967 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.^[2][3][4] Between 1965 and 1968 Kolyushev won six national titles in various track events and set a world record in the 1 km track time trial (1:01.32, 1967).^[5] Kolyushev died on 9 June 2024, at the age of 81.^[6]

Mikhail Kolyushev

Kolyushev at the 1967 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1943-04-28)28 April 1943 Stalinabad, Tajik SSR, USSR
Died	9 June 2024(2024-06-09) (aged 81)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Cycling
Club	Dynamo Toshkent
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union World Track Championships 1965 San Sebastián Team pursuit 1966 Frankfurt Team pursuit 1967 Amsterdam Team pursuit