Leonid Andreevich Lyakhtinen ( 1941 - October 4, 2016 ) - Soviet and Russian athlete and athletics coach , honored coach of Russia .
| Leonid Andreevich Lyakhtinen | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1941 |
| Date of death | October 4, 2016 |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia |
| Occupation | athletics trainer |
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Biography
As an athlete, he was a master of sports in middle distances, then switched to coaching.
From 1986 to 1992, he worked as the USSR State Athletics Trainer.
In recent years, he worked as an instructor and methodologist in the sports complex "Youth" in Adler. He organized training camps for the teams of the Russian national track and field athletics team.
In memory of the coach, competitions for young athletes are held in Adler.