Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Saturday)
Died
Birthplace
Height
185 cm (6'1")
Nationality
Weight
110 kg (243 lbs)
Sport
Athletics
Languages
Russian
Spouses
Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Natalya Lisovskaya
Children
1 child: Alexia Sedykh
Residences
Novocherkassk
Education
National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine
Zodiac Sign
♊ Gemini
Chinese Zodiac
羊 Goat
Popularity
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DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Yuriy Sedykh: Soviet athletics competitor, hammer thrower.
Born in Novocherkassk (died at age 66).
3 awards including Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.
Stands 6′1″ tall.
Studied at National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine.
AWARDS (3)
B
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
WON
B
Order of Lenin
WON
B
Order of the October Revolution
WON
Biography
Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh 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.
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Yuriy Sedykh was born on and passed away on at the age of 66.
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Yuriy Sedykh was born in Novocherkassk.
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