Yuriy Georgiyevich Sedykh (Russian: Юрий Георгиевич Седых; born June 11, 1955) was a Soviet/Ukrainian athlete who specialised in the hammer throw.

He set the current world record of 86.74 m. at the 1986 European championships in Stuttgart, Germany. The only other throwers in the history of the sport to throw over 86 m. are Ivan Tikhon (who threw 86.73 cm, 1 cm short of the world record) and Sergei Litvinov.

Unlike many current hammer throwers Sedykh threw off three turns rather than four. His coach Anatoly Bondarchuck is widely regarded as being one of the best hammer coaches in the world.

He won Olympic gold medals at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics as well as taking first at the 1986 Goodwill Games and the 1991 World Championships in Athletics.

He was married to Lyudmila Kondratyeva who won the 100m gold in the 1980 Olympics.

1955 births | Living people | Ukrainian athletes | Soviet athletes | Hammer throwers | Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union | World record holders

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