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Yuriy Sedykh
Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (, ) (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. Career Sedykh was born in Novocherkassk, 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 Kyiv, attaining the rank of major in the Soviet Army. From 1972 he was coached by Anatoliy Bondarchuk, who is widely regarded as one of the best hammer coaches in the world. In 1973 he became a member of the USSR National Junior Team. Competition Sedykh won gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics as well as taking first at the 1986 Goodwill Games. He set a world record of 86.74 m at the 1986 European championships in Stuttgart, where he wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fizkultura I Sport (publisher)
Fizkultura i sport (, lit. trans.: ''Physical Culture and Sports'') is a Russian publisher of sports books and magazines. It was established in 1923 in the Soviet Union, USSR. Its logo depicts the famous sculpture ''Discobolus'' by Myron. Description "Fizkultura i sport" was the main (though, not exclusive) sports publisher of the USSR. The publisher was a structural part of the State Committee for Publishing Houses, Printing Plants, and the Book Trade by the Council of Ministers (Soviet Union), Council of Ministers of the USSR. It was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in 1973. In 1975, 113 books were published with the total circulation of 6.2 million. By 1991, the number of books, published per year, reached 150. After the breakup of the USSR, the amount of publications by the publisher greatly declined. But although today it publishes some 20 books a year, 5 to 10 thousand copies each, there were some signs of the revival in the latest years. Since 1995 the publisher is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Championships, known as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics until 2019, are a biennial sport of athletics, athletics competition organized by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations. Alongside Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, the championships represents the highest level of senior international outdoor athletics competition for track and field athletics globally, including marathon running and race walking. Separate World Championships are held by World Athletics for certain other outdoor events, including cross-country running and half-marathon, as well as indoor and age-group championship. The World Championships were started in 1976 in response to the International Olympic Committee dropping the men's 50 km walk from the Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic programme for the 1976 Montreal Olympics, despite its constant presence at the games since Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammer Throw
The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. These three components are each separate and can move independently. Both the size and weight of the ball vary between men's and women's events. The women's hammer weighs for college and professional meets while the men's hammer weighs . History Tradition traces it to the Tailteann Games (ancient), Tailteann Games in Hill of Tara, Tara, Ireland, around the year 1830 BC. Some time later the Celtic warrior Cú Chulainn, Culchulainn reputedly took a chariot axle with a wheel still attached, spun it around and hurled it a long way. The wheel was later replaced by a rock with a wooden handle attached. A sledgehammer began to be used for the sport in Scot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. Though the sense of "athletics" as a broader sport is not used in American English, outside of the United States the term ''athletics'' can either be used to mean just its track and field component or the entirety of the sport (adding road racing and cross country) based on context. The foot racing events, which include sprint (running), sprints, middle-distance running, middle- and long-distance running, long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumpin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 European Athletics Championships – Men's Hammer Throw
The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany was held on August 30, 1986. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on August 29, 1986. Medalists Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification *Qualification Distance = 76.00 metres (or top 12 to final) Overall Ranking Final Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (2) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (3) See also * 1983 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Helsinki) * 1984 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Los Angeles) * 1986 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 1987 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Rome) * 1988 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Seoul) References Results {{DEFAULTSORT:1986 European Athletics Championships - Men's hammer throw Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 European Athletics Championships
The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion, now known as MHPArena, in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany. Contemporaneous reports were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete results were published. Track 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1994 Field 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1994 Women's results Track 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1994 Field 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , 1994 All the medals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1dLKh0aH1U&list=PLK1QYHf4OvhN6ydKbmo2wLecwCOef15SL Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 878 athletes from 31 countries participated in the event, 28 athletes less than the official number of 906 as published. * (17) * (20) * (34) * (6) * (29) * (17) * (65) * (31) * (59) * (1) * (6) * (24) * (3) * (12) * (47) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (16) * (30) * (34) * (21) * (16) * (98) * (33) * (49) * (26) * (6) * (79) * (82) * (12) See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's Hammer Throw
The final of the Men's hammer throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece was held on September 10, 1982. The qualification round was staged a day earlier, on September 9, 1982. Medalists Records Qualification Q = automatic qualification; q = qualified by rank; DNS = did not start; NM = no mark; WR = world record; CR = championship record; AR = area record; NR = national record; PB = personal best; SB = season best Final ranking Final Participation According to an unofficial count, 21 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (3) See also * 1980 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Moscow) * 1982 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 1983 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Helsinki) * 1984 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Los Angeles) * 1987 Men's World Championships Hammer Throw (Rome) * 1988 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Seoul) References Resultshammerthrow.wz {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 European Athletics Championships
The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. Men's results Complete results were published. Track 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , Field 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , * Lutz Dombrowski from East Germany jumped 8.25 m in the qualification round, which was a new championship record. Women's results Track 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , * Lucyna Kałek also ran 12.45 in the heats, which was a new championship record. Field 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , 1990 , Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count, 777 athletes from 30 countries participated in the event, 21 athletes more than the official number of 756, and one country more than the official number of 29 as published. * (7) * (12) * (34) * (3) * (28) * (9) * (65) * (38) * (48) * ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 European Athletics Championships – Men's Hammer Throw
The men's hammer throw at the 1978 European Athletics Championships was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 1 and 2 September 1978. The winning margin was 4 cm. With the conclusion of the 2024 championships, this remains the narrowest winning margin in the men's hammer throw at these championships. Medalists Results Final 2 September Qualification 1 September Participation According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (3) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1978 European Athletics Championships, Mens hammer throw Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ... Hammer throw at the European Athletics Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 European Athletics Championships
The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given in the Glasgow Herald. There were a number of disqualifications because of infringements of IAAF doping rules resulting in 18-month bans for shot putter Yevgeniy Mironov, javelin thrower Vasiliy Yershov, and pentathletes Nadiya Tkachenko and Yekaterina Gordiyenko, all competing for the Soviet Union, as well as shot putter Elena Stoyanova from Bulgaria. Men's results Complete results were published. Track 1971 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , * Pietro Mennea ran 10.19 in the heats, which was a new championship record. Field 1971 , 1974 , 1978 , 1982 , 1986 , †: In shot put, Yevgeniy Mironov initially finished second (20.87m), but was disqualified for an infringement of IAAF doping rules. Women's results Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a biennial (from 2010) athletics event organised by the European Athletic Association and is recognised as the elite continental outdoor athletics championships for Europe. Editions First held, for men only, in 1934 in Turin, and separately for women for the first time in Vienna in 1938, the Championships took place every four years following the end of the World War II, with the exception of the 1969 and 1971 editions, becoming a joint men's and women's competition from the third edition in 1946 in Oslo. Since 2010, they have been organised every two years, and when they coincide with the Summer Olympics, the marathon and racewalking events are not contested. From 2016, a half-marathon event has been held in those Olympic years, and both the marathon and half-marathon events held as part of the Championships also function as the principle European elite team events at those distances. The championships were long dominated by East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Hammer Throw
These are the official results of the Men's Hammer Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 33 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 9, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 73.50 metres. Medalists Schedule *''All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. As standard time (year-round) Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...)'' Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Qualification Group A Group B Final See also * 1980 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Moscow) * 1982 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Athens) * 1983 Hammer Throw Year Ranking * 1984 Men's Olympic Hammer Throw (Los Angeles) * 1986 Men's European Championships Hammer Throw (Stuttgart) References Resultshammerthrow.wz {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
