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CSKA Moscow , turnedpro = 1976 , coach = , retired = 1995 , pb = 86.74 m (1986) WR , show-medals = yes , medaltemplates = Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х, ukr, Юрій Георгійович Сєдих) (11 June 1955 – 14 September 2021) was a

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athlete who represented the

from 1976–1991 in the

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with a throw of 86.74 m in

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Career

Sedykh was born in

, Russia, and grew up in Nikopol, Ukraine. He took up track and field in 1967 under coach Vladimir Ivanovich Volovik. He trained at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society in

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, attaining the rank of major in the Soviet Army. From 1972 he was coached by

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, who is widely regarded as one of the best hammer

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in the world. In 1973 he became a member of the USSR National Junior Team.

Competition

Sedykh won gold medals at the

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and 1980 Summer Olympics as well as taking first at the 1986 Goodwill Games. He set a

of 86.74 m at the 1986 European championships in Stuttgart, where he won his third title in a row. He also came first at the 1991 World Championships. Only Sedykh and Sergey Litvinov have thrown over 86 meters in the history of the sport ( Ivan Tsikhan's 86.73 m throw in 2005 was annulled by the IAAF in April 2014 due to doping sanctions).

Coaching

Sedykh coached French hammer throwers, for example

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(80.88 m).

Technique

Unlike many throwers, Sedykh employed three rotations rather than four. He often practised with lighter and heavier hammers. His technique was based on 'pushing' the ball left and letting the hammer turn him.The Hammer According to Sedykh
Throw and Show

Personal life

Previously married to Soviet 100 m hurdles Olympic champion

, Sedykh subsequently married former Soviet shot-putter and world-record holder Natalya Lisovskaya who won gold in the 1988 Olympics. They had one daughter, Alexia, born in 1993, who came first in the girls' hammer throw at the

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. Sedykh and his family moved to Paris, France, where he taught strength and conditioning at higher education level. Sedykh died in France on 14 September 2021 at the age of 66. The urn with the ashes was buried in the Federal war memorial "Pantheon of Defenders of the Fatherland" in

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, Russia.(archived) In Russian, "the ashes of the athlete Sedykh were buried at the military cemetery in Mytishchi".
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References

External links

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