Valery Yardy
Encyclopedia
Valery Nikolayevich Yardy (January 18, 1948, Brenyashi, Shumerlinsky District
, Chuvash ASSR
– August 1, 1994, Cheboksary
) was a Chuvash
Olympic
cyclist, who won a gold medal
in the team race at the 1972 Summer Olympics
for the USSR. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society
. Yardy was also the World Champion in 1970 and the USSR Champion in 1968 and 1970.
Shumerlinsky District
Shumerlinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It is located in the western portion of the republic and borders with Alikovsky and Krasnochetaysky Districts in the north, Vurnarsky District in the east, Ibresinsky and...
, Chuvash ASSR
Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
The Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the former Soviet Union.It occupied about 18,000 square kilometres along the east bank of the Volga River, about sixty kilometres west of the river's confluence with the Kama River and some 700...
– August 1, 1994, Cheboksary
Cheboksary
-Twin towns/sister cities:Cheboksary is twinned with: Eger in Hungary Antalya in Turkey Santa Clara in CubaAlso Partnerships are shown with: Rundu in Namibia -External links:****...
) was a Chuvash
Chuvash people
The Chuvash people are a Turkic ethnic group, native to an area stretching from the Volga Region to Siberia. Most of them live in Republic of Chuvashia and surrounding areas, although Chuvash communities may be found throughout all Russia.- Etymology :...
Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
cyclist, who won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
in the team race at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
for the USSR. He trained at the Armed Forces sports society
Armed Forces (sports society)
Central Sports Klub of the Army or is the Russian sports society and the successor of the Soviet CSKA.-Overview:The society was one of the largest sports societies in the USSR. In the Soviet era all CSKA and SKA teams that resided in the Soviet Union belonged to the Armed Forces sports society...
. Yardy was also the World Champion in 1970 and the USSR Champion in 1968 and 1970.