Mikhail Krivonosov

Mikhail Krivonosov

Personal information
Born	1929
Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for the Soviet Union Olympic Games Silver 1956 Melbourne Hammer throw

Mikhail Petrovich Krivonosov (Russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Кривоно́сов) (May 1, 1929, Krichev – November 11, 1995 [1]) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.

Krivonosov graduated from the Byelorussian Institute for Physical Culture in 1953. He trained at Burevestnik in Minsk and competed internationally for the USSR throughout his career. He broke the World Record in the Hammer Throw six times between 1954 and 1956. He competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal.

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Records
Preceded by Sverre Strandli	Men's Hammer World Record Holder August 29, 1954 – December 12, 1954	Succeeded by Stanislav Njenashev
Preceded by Stanislav Njenashev	Men's Hammer World Record Holder August 4, 1955 – November 2, 1956	Succeeded by Harold Connolly