Athletics Career Highlights
Yuri Sedykh, USSR Born : 1955 in Novocherkask. The leading thrower in the "golden age" of Soviet Hammer throwing. Sedykh`s long career combined technnique,power and competitiveness.His 1984 world record still stands.

 

Titles

Outdoor

1976:
Olympics: Hammer
1977:
1978:
European: Hammer
1979:
1980:
Olympics: Hammer
1981:
1982:
European: Hammer
1983:
1984:
1985:
1986:
European: Hammer
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
World: Hammer

World Records

1980:
Hammer: 80.83 metres;81.80 metres
1981:
1982:
1983:
1984:
Hammer: 86.34 metres
1985:
1986:
Hammer: 86.66 metres; 86.74 metres