Aleksey Sergeyevich Spiridonov (Russian: Алексей Серге́евич Спиридонов) (20 November 1951 – 9 April 1998) was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the men's hammer throw event. Born in Leningrad he trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad.
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Native name | Алексей Сергеевич Слирдонов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1951-11-20)20 November 1951 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 9 April 1998(1998-04-09) (aged 46) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg (258 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Trud Leningrad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 78.62 m (1976) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal. His trainer was Oleg Kolodiy.[1]
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Preceded by Reinhard Theimer |
Men's Hammer World Record Holder 11 September 1974 – 19 May 1975 |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's hammer throw | |
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Summer Universiade champions in men's hammer throw | |
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World best year performance in men's hammer throw | |
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