Vasily Rudenkov
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| Native name | Василиӣ Васильевич Руденков | ||||||||||||
| Full name | Vasily Vasilievich Rudenkov | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Belarusian | ||||||||||||
| Born | 3 May 1931 Zhlobin, Soviet Union |
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| Died | 2 November 1982 (aged 51) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union |
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 68.91 m (1961) | ||||||||||||
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Vasily Vasilievich Rudenkov (Belarusian: Васіль Васілевіч Рудзянкоў; Russian: Василий Васильевич Руденков) (3 May 1931 – 2 November 1982)[1] was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Zhlobin, Homel, Belarus.
Rudenkov competed for the USSR in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the hammer throw where he won the gold medal. It was his only Olympics appearance.[2]
He trained at Dynamo in Moscow and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1960)
References
- ↑ Biography and Olympic Results at Sports Reference.com
- ↑ "Hammer Throw Men". Olympic Association. Retrieved 21 September 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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