Legendary Ukrainian athlete Anatoliy Bondarchuk has died
Kyiv • UNN
Anatoliy Bondarchuk, an outstanding Ukrainian athlete, has died at the age of 86. He was the 1972 Olympic champion, a two-time world record holder in hammer throw, and an Honored Coach of the USSR.
Anatoly Bondarchuk, an outstanding Ukrainian athlete, has died at the age of 85. This was reported by the Ukrainian Athletics Federation, informs UNN.
Details
The federation indicates that Anatoly Bondarchuk was a European champion, Honored Master of Sports, bronze medalist of the European Championship, champion of the 1972 Olympic Games, bronze medalist of the 1976 Olympics, two-time world record holder in hammer throw, Honored Coach of the USSR, and Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences.
Anatoly Pavlovych trained two-time Olympic hammer throw champion Yuriy Sedykh, Olympic and world championship medalist Yuriy Tamm, and other outstanding athletes.
We should add that Anatoly Bondarchuk twice set a world record in hammer throw in 1969 (74.68 m and 75.48 m).
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