Vasily Rudenkov Explained

Vasily Rudenkov
Nationality:Belarusian
Birth Date:1931 5, df=y
Birth Place:Zhlobin, Zhlobin District, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Zhlobin, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Headercolor:lightsteelblue
Height:1.87 m
Weight:96 kg
Fullname:Vasily Vasilyevich Rudenkov
Native Name:Василиӣ Васильевич Руденков
Native Name Lang:ru
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hammer throw
Club:Dynamo Moscow
Pb:68.91 m (1961)

Vasily Vasilyevich Rudenkov (Belarusian: Васіль Васілевіч Рудзянкоў; Russian: Василий Васильевич Руденков; 3 May 1931  - 2 November 1982)[1] was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Zhlobin.

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.[2]

He trained at Dynamo in Moscow and became an Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR in 1960, along with being awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour the same year.

References

Sports Reference

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173011/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/vasily-rudenkov-1.html Biography and Olympic Results at Sports Reference.com
  2. Web site: Hammer Throw Men. Olympic Association. 21 September 2010.