Yuriy Sedykh

Yuriy Sedykh

Personal information
Native name	Russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х Ukrainian: Юрій Георгійович Сєдих
Full name	Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh
Nationality	Soviet Union
Born	(1955-06-11)11 June 1955 Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	14 September 2021(2021-09-14) (aged 66) Pontoise, France
Years active	1976–1995
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Spouses	1. Lyudmila Kondratyeva. 2. Natalya Lisovskaya
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1976–1991)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Burevestnik Kiev Avangard Kiev CSKA Moscow
Turned pro	1976
Retired	1995
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	86.74 m (1986) WR
Medal record Men's athletics 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 Summer Universiade 1977 Sofia Hammer 1975 Rome Hammer 1979 Mexico City 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.