Aleksey Sergeyevich Zagornyi (russian: Алексей Сергеевич Загорный; born 31 May 1978 in

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluenc ...

) is a Russian

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er. His personal best is 83.43 metres, achieved in February 2002 in Adler.

International competitions

References

* * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Yaroslavl Russian male hammer throwers Olympic male hammer throwers Olympic athletes of Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub