Back Yuriy Sedykh Afrikaans يوري سيديخ Arabic يورى سيديخ ARZ Юрый Георгіевіч Сядых Byelorussian Iuri Sedikh Catalan Jurij Sedych Czech Jurij Sjedych German Γιούρι Σέντιχ Greek Yuri Sedyj Spanish Juri Sedõhh Estonian
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| Personal information | |
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| Native name | Russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х Ukrainian: Юрій Георгійович Сєдих |
| Full name | Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh |
| Nationality | Soviet Union[1][2] |
| Born | 11 June 1955[3][4] Novocherkassk,[5] Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 14 September 2021 (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] |
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.
- ^ World hammer record-holder Yuriy Sedykh dies. Athletics Weekly
- ^ "Mag: The untouchable hammer throw record". ESPN.com. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yury Sedykh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 July 2009.
- ^ Khavin, Boris (1979). Всё об олимпийских играх [All About Olympic Games] (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 578.
- ^ 'Yuriy Sedykh Soviet athlete'. Encyclopedia Britannica, undated. Accessed 21 April 2022
- ^ 86.74 is going to stand for a long time. espn.com