Yuriy Sedykh

Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (; ) (11 June 1955 – 14 September 2021) was a Soviet track and field athlete, who took part of the hammer throw. He held the world record with a throw of 86.74 m. He won two Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Sedykh was born in Novocherkassk, Russia.

Sedykh died on 14 September 2021 in Paris, France at the age of 66.Умер рекордсмен мира в метании молота Юрий Седых 

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Category:1955 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Soviet athletes
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
Category:Hammer throwers