How tall is Yuriy Sedykh?

Yuriy Sedykh's listed height was 185 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 94% of men in Russian Federation.

Where 185 cm sits among men in Russian Federation

Taller than about 94% of men in Russian Federation born in 1955 (average 174.1 cm).

About Yuriy Sedykh

Yuriy Sedykh was a track and field athlete who represented the Soviet Union in the hammer throw from 1976 to 1991. He was born on 11 June 1955 in Novocherkassk, Russia, and grew up in Nikopol, Ukraine. He took up the sport in 1967 under coach Vladimir Ivanovich Volovik and trained at Burevestnik and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Kyiv, where he reached the rank of major in the Soviet Army.

From 1972 Sedykh was coached by Anatoliy Bondarchuk, and in 1973 he joined the USSR National Junior Team. He won gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics, and took first at the 1986 Goodwill Games. At the 1986 European championships in Stuttgart he won his third title in a row and set a world record of 86.74 m. He also won the 1991 World Championships. Only he and Sergey Litvinov have thrown beyond 86 meters.

Sedykh stood a listed 185 cm (6'1"). He died on 14 September 2021.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yuriy Sedykh in feet and inches? Yuriy Sedykh was 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

Is Yuriy Sedykh tall for men in Russian Federation? At 185 cm he was taller than about 94% of men in Russian Federation born in 1955, whose average height is 174.1 cm.

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Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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