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Yuriy Sedykh is a former Soviet hammer thrower who won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He was the first hammer thrower to break the 80-meter barrier, and his world record of 86.74 meters set in 1986 stood for almost 20 years. Yuriy Sedykh was born on 11 June, 1955 in Novocherkassk, Russia. He is 65 years old as of 2020. He is 1.93 m tall and weighs around 95 kg. Yuriy Sedykh is currently single. He has not been previously engaged. Yuriy Sedykh's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a hammer thrower. He has won several medals in international competitions, including gold at the 1984 Summer Olympics and silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He also set a world record in 1986 with a throw of 86.74 meters.

Popular As Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh
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Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 11 June 1955
Birthday 11 June
Birthplace Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death September 14, 2021
Died Place Pontoise, France
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Yuriy Sedykh Height, Weight & Measurements

At 66 years old, Yuriy Sedykh height is 1.85 m and Weight 110 kg.

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Height 1.85 m
Weight 110 kg
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Who Is Yuriy Sedykh's Wife?

His wife is 1. Lyudmila Kondratyeva. 2. Natalya Lisovskaya

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Wife 1. Lyudmila Kondratyeva. 2. Natalya Lisovskaya
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Children Alexia Sedykh, Oksana Kondrateva

Yuriy Sedykh Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Yuriy Sedykh worth at the age of 66 years old? Yuriy Sedykh’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from . We have estimated Yuriy Sedykh's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2013

Unlike many hammer throwers Sedykh threw off three rotations rather than four – he felt three rotations were sufficient. Sedykh often practiced with lighter and heavier hammers.

1988

Yuriy subsequently married former Soviet thrower Natalya Lisovskaya. Lisovskaya won the shot put gold in the 1988 Olympics and has the world record of 22,63 m. They have one daughter, Alexia, born in 1993, who won gold in the girls' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. Sedykh and his family moved to Paris, France, where Yuriy was engaged to teach strength and conditioning at university level.

1980

Yuriy's married his first wife Lyudmila Kondratyeva in the mid-1980s but later divorced. Kondratyeva also won gold at the 1980 Olympics, in the Women's 100 metres. Their daughter, Oksana, born in 1985, is also a high-level Russian hammer thrower.

1976

He 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. He won a first at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics. Only Sedykh and Sergey Litvinov have thrown over 86 meters in the history of the sport (Ivan Tsikhan's 86.73 m throw in 2005 was annulled by the IAAF in April 2014 due to doping sanctions).

1967

Sedykh began athletics in 1967, his first trainer being Vladimir Ivanovich Volovik. He trained at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Kiev (Sedykh attained 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.

1955

Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (Ukrainian: Юрій Георгійович Сєдих ; Russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Седы́х ) (born 11 June 1955) is a retired Soviet track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union, specialising in the hammer throw. He was a World and Olympic Champion and holds the world record with a throw of 86.74 m.