- Sergey Litvinov
Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov ( _ru. Сергей Николаевич Литвинов) (born
January 23 ,1958 inTsukarov ,Krasnodar Krai ) is ahammer throw er who won two Olympic medals representingUSSR . Additionally, he won the World Championships twice. Litvinov trained at the Armed Forces sports society inRostov on Don . Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 he representedRussia .Throughout his career he battled with
Yuriy Sedykh . Litvinov set three world records, the last being 84,14 metres from June 1983. In 1986, however, Sedykh improved the world record to 86.74 metres at the 1986 European championships inStuttgart ,Germany . In 1986 Litvinov threw 86.04 metres which remained his personal best. This result puts him 3rd on the all-time performer's list, behind Sedykh andIvan Tikhon , whom he coaches.Litvinov finished second behind Sedykh and ahead of
Jüri Tamm in the1980 Summer Olympics . After missing 1984 Games because the Soviet boycott, he won the gold in 1988 ahead of Sedykh, Tamm finishing third yet again.A notable memo is that Litvinov only stands 5'10. Being able to throw over 85m at 5'10 is very impressive in itself. Sergey Litvinov was also rumoured to be able to muscle snatch 100kg / 220 lbs for quick sets of 10.
Litvinov's son Sergey Litvinov Jr. is an upcoming hammer-thrower.
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