Yuriy Rybin (russian: Юрий Рыбин; born 5 March 1963) is a retired male

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er from

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. He set his personal best (86.98 metres) on 26 August 1995 in

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, and participated in the

1995 World Championships in Athletics The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden on 5–13 August 1995. This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nat ...

Seasonal bests by year

*1993 - 76.58 *1995 - 86.98 *1997 - 78.16 *1998 - 83.08 *1999 - 79.00 *2000 - 77.58 *2001 - 81.22 *2002 - 74.70

International competitions

References

* 1963 births Living people Russian male javelin throwers Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia Soviet Athletics Championships winners Russian Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub