Aleksey Spiridonov | |
Nationality: | Russian |
Native Name: | Алексей Сергеевич Слирдонов |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Birth Date: | 20 November 1951 |
Birth Place: | Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.92 m |
Weight: | 117 kg |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Pb: | 78.62 m (1976) |
Club: | Trud Leningrad |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Hammer throw |
Aleksey Sergeyevich Spiridonov (Russian: Алексей Серге́евич Спиридонов) (20 November 1951 - 9 April 1998) was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the men's hammer throw event. Born in Leningrad he trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad.
He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal. His trainer was Oleg Kolodiy.[1]