Yuriy Dumchev
Encyclopedia
Yuriy Dumchev is a retired track and field athlete
from the Soviet Union
, who set the world record in the men's discus throw
on 29 May 1983 with a distance of 71.86 metres. That mark still is the Russia
n record. A 1980 Olympian Dumchev also represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in fourth place (66.42 m).
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, who set the world record in the men's discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
on 29 May 1983 with a distance of 71.86 metres. That mark still is the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n record. A 1980 Olympian Dumchev also represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in fourth place (66.42 m).
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | 4th | Discus | 66.42 m |