Russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х Ukrainian: Юрій Георгійович Сєдих
Full name
Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh
Nationality
Soviet Union[1][2]
Born
(1955-06-11)11 June 1955[3][4] Novocherkassk,[5] Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
14 September 2021(2021-09-14) (aged 66) Pontoise, France
Years active
1976–1995[6]
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Weight
110 kg (243 lb)
Spouse(s)
1. Lyudmila Kondratyeva. 2. Natalya Lisovskaya
Sport
Country
Soviet Union (1976–1991)
Sport
Athletics
Event
Hammer throw
Club
Burevestnik Kiev Avangard Kiev CSKA Moscow[3]
Turned pro
1976
Retired
1995
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
86.74 m (1986) WR[3]
Medal record
Representing the Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal
Hammer
1980 Moscow
Hammer
1988 Seoul
Hammer
World Championships
1991 Tokyo
Hammer
1983 Helsinki
Hammer
European Championships
1978 Prague
Hammer
1982 Athens
Hammer
1986 Stuttgart
Hammer
Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (Russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х, Ukrainian: Юрій Георгійович Сєдих) (11 June 1955 – 14 September 2021) was a track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union from 1976 to 1991 in the hammer throw. He was a European, World and Olympic Champion, and holds the world record with a throw of 86.74 m in 1986.
^"Mag: The untouchable hammer throw record". ESPN.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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^Khavin, Boris (1979). Всё об олимпийских играх [All About Olympic Games] (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 578.
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not compete in the hammer throw until the early 1990s. Soviet Union's YuriySedykh broke the world record during the 1984 season. apulanta hammerthrow.wz...
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