Sergey Litvinov

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Men's Athletics
Olympic medal record
Silver	1980 Moscow	Hammer Throw
Gold	1988 Seoul	Hammer Throw
World Championships
Gold	1983 Helsinki	Hammer Throw
Gold	1987 Rome	Hammer Throw
European Championships
Bronze	1982 Athens	Hammer Throw
Silver	1986 Stuttgart	Hammer Throw

Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Литвинов) (born January 23, 1958 in Tsukarov, Krasnodar Krai) is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals representing USSR. Additionally, he won the World Championships twice. Litvinov trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Rostov on Don. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 he represented Russia.

Throughout his career he battled with Yuriy Sedykh. Litvinov set three world records, the last being 84,14 metres from June 1983. In July 1984, however, Sedykh improved the world record to 86.74 metres. 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 Tikhon, whom he coaches.

Litvinov finished second behind Sedykh and ahead of Jüri Tamm in the 1980 Summer Olympics. After missing 1984 Games because the Soviet boycott, he won the gold in 1988 ahead of Sedykh, Tamm finishing third yet again.

A notable memo is that Litvinov only stands 5'10. Being able to throw over 85m at 5'10 is very impressive in itself.

Sergey Litvinov was also rumoured to be able to muscle snatch 100kg / 220 lbs for quick sets of 10.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1980	Summer Olympics	Moscow, USSR	2nd
1982	European Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	2nd
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	1st
1988	Summer Olympics	Seoul, South Korea	1st

[edit] External link

IAAF profile for Sergey Litvinov

Olympic champions in men's hammer throw
1900: John Flanagan \| 1904: John Flanagan \| 1908: John Flanagan \| 1912: Matt McGrath \| 1920: Patrick Ryan \| 1924: Fred Tootell \| 1928: Pat O'Callaghan \| 1932: Pat O'Callaghan \| 1936: Karl Hein \| 1948: Imre Németh \| 1952: József Csermák \| 1956: Harold Connolly \| 1960: Vasily Rudenkov \| 1964: Romuald Klim \| 1968: Gyula Zsivótzky \| 1972: Anatoliy Bondarchuk \| 1976: Yuriy Sedykh \| 1980: Yuriy Sedykh \| 1984: Juha Tiainen \| 1988: Sergey Litvinov \| 1992: Andrey Abduvaliyev \| 1996: Balázs Kiss \| 2000: Szymon Ziółkowski \| 2004: Koji Murofushi

Olympic champions in men's hammer throw