Nationality Belarusian Name Vasily Rudenkov Weight 96 kg Event(s) Hammer throw Height 1.87 m | Sport Athletics Died November 2, 1982 Role Olympic athlete | |
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Native name Василиӣ Васильевич Руденков Full name Vasily Vasilievich Rudenkov People also search for Gyula Zsivotzky, Tadeusz Rut, Muhammad Iqbal | ||
Vasily Rudenkov - Men's Hammer Throw - Summer Olympic Games 1960
Vasily Vasilievich Rudenkov (Belarusian: Васіль Васілевіч Рудзянкоў; Russian: Василий Васильевич Руденков) (3 May 1931 – 2 November 1982) 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.
He trained at Dynamo in Moscow and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1960)
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