Valeriy Vasylyovych Pidluzhny (; 22 August 1952 – 4 October 2021) was a long jumper who represented the Soviet Union. Born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, he trained at the city's Trudovye Rezervy. A three-time Olympian,Valeriy Pidluzhny. sports-reference. Retrieved 1 April 2018. he won two silver medals at the European Athletics Indoor Championships as well as a gold medal at the 1974 European Athletics Championships and a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics.Olympic Games Medalists (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.European Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018. His personal best was , set in the 1980 Olympic final in Moscow.Valeriy Podluzhny. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved on 1 April 2018.
His first international medals of note were three gold medals at the 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships.European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018. Senior gold medals followed at the 1973 Summer Universiade and the 1973 European Cup.European Cup Final A. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018.World Student Games (Universiade - Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 1 April 2018. He achieved his highest international ranking that year, placing third with a best of .
Pidluzhny won nine national titles in long jump during his career, including five straight wins at the Soviet Athletics Championships from 1973 to 1977 and four titles at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships between 1973 and 1980.Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Received 1 April 2018.Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Received 1 April 2018.
International competitions 1970European Junior ChampionshipsColombes, France1st7.87 m1971European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10th7.68 m1972Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 9th7.72 m1973Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union 1st8.15 mEuropean CupEdinburgh, United Kingdom1st8.20 m 1974European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden4th7.97 mEuropean Championships Rome, Italy 1st8.12 m 1975European CupNice, France2nd7.92 m1976European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 2nd7.79 mOlympic Games Montreal, Canada 7th7.88 m1977European CupHelsinki, Finland2nd7.94 m1978European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 6th7.89 m1979European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 2nd7.86 mEuropean CupTurin, Italy3rd7.95 mUniversiade Mexico City, Mexico 1st8.16 mWorld CupMontreal, Canada4th7.88 m1980Olympic Games Moscow, Soviet Union 3rd8.18 m
National titles Soviet Athletics Championships Long jump: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships Long jump: 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980
See also Long jump at the Olympics List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (men)
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