Anatolij Bondarčuk
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| Men’s Athletics | ||
Representing the  Soviet Union
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1972 Munich | Hammer Throw |
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1976 Montreal | Hammer Throw |
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1969 Athens | Hammer Throw |
Anatoly Pavlovich Bondarchuck (Russian: Анатолий Павлович Бондарчук) (born May 31 1940 in Starokonstantinov) is a retired Soviet athlete, who is the greatest coach in the hammer throw of all time. An Olympian in his own right, he won the 1972 Summer Olympics, setting the Olympic Record at 75.50 meters[1] and placed third at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He also set two world records in the hammer throw in 1969: at 74.68 meters and 75.48 meters [2] Being an athlete, Bondarchuk trained at VSS Kolos in Kiev [3] Bondarchuk was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1976) and the Order of the Badge of Honor (1972) [3]
He has coached a very impressive 23 athletes to the Olympics, including the hammer world record holder Yuri Sedykh. Bondarchuck is currently living and coaching in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. [4] He serves as throwing coach for the Kamloops Track & Field Club. His athletes currently include Canadian shot put champion Dylan Armstrong, Canadian hammer throw champion Sultana Frizell, former Canadian hammer throw record holder Jennifer Joyce, and Caymanian hammer throw record holder Michael Letterlough.
References
- ^ "Athletics - Olympic Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 4.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Athletics - World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved October 4.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed. ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. pp. p. 534.
{{cite book}}:|edition=has extra text (help);|pages=has extra text (help) - ^ Kamloops Track And Field
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