Yuriy Dumchev
Soviet-Russian discus thrower · Russia · On the map · Athletes · Lived 1958 to 2016 · aged 57
Yuriy Eduardovich Dumchev was a Russian track and field athlete for 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. He was born in Rossosh. That mark, surpassed by Jürgen Schult in July 1986, is still the Russian record.
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A 1980 Olympian, Dumchev also represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, finishing in fourth place.
Country
Russia
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1958 to 2016 · aged 57
