Sergey Litvinov (athlete, born 1958)
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Native name | Сергей Николаевич Литвинов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tsukerova Balka, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union | 23 January 1958||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 19 February 2018 Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union (1980–1991) Russia (1992–1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | SKA Rostov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 86.04 m (1986) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Литви́нов; 23 January 1958 – 19 February 2018) was a Russian hammer thrower and athletics coach. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, missing the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet boycott, and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. He also won two world titles, in 1983 and 1987.[1] After retiring from competitions he coached elite hammer throwers including Ivan Tsikhan and his son Sergey.
Career
Throughout his career Litvinov battled with Yuriy Sedykh. Litvinov set three world records, the last being 84.14 metres in June 1983.[2] However, Sedykh improved the world record to 86.34 m in 1984 and to 86.74 m at the 1986 European championships.[3] 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 and Ivan Tsikhan, whom he coached.[4]
Litvinov finished second behind Sedykh and ahead of Jüri Tamm in the 1980 Summer Olympics. After missing the 1984 Games because of the Soviet boycott, he won the gold in 1988 ahead of Sedykh; his throw of 84.80 m remains the Olympic record.[5]
Litvinov's son Sergey is also an elite hammer thrower.[5]
Death
Litvinov was reported to have died on 19 February 2018 in Sochi at the age of 60. It was reported by Russia's athletics federation that he suddenly fell from his bicycle as he cycled home from a coaching session, and an ambulance crew was unable to revive him.[6][5]
Achievements
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | ||||
1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, USSR | 2nd | 80.64 m |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 78.66 m |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 82.68 m |
1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | 81.30 m |
1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2nd | 84.64 m |
European Championships | Stuttgart, West Germany | 2nd | 85.74 m | |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 83.06 m = CR |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 84.80 m = OR |
Representing Russia | ||||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 7th | 78.56 m |
References
- ^ "Olympic gold medalist Sergei Litvinov dies at age 60". ESPN. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Sergey Litvinov". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ ""86.74 is going to stand for a long time"". ESPN. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Litvinov, former world and Olympic hammer throw champion, dies". IAAF. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Olympic hammer champion 'suddenly fell' and died on ride home". CTV. Press Association. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Olympic hammer champion Litvinov passes away". Sports Star Live. AFP. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Sergey Litvinov". IAAF. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
External links
- 1958 births
- 2018 deaths
- Soviet male hammer throwers
- Russian male hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
- Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- People from Kushchyovsky District
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- World Athletics Championships winners