About Vasily Rudenkov
Lived 1931 – 1982 (aged 51). Vasily Rudenkov was a Russian hammer thrower and athletics competitor.
Vasily Vasilyevich Rudenkov (; ; 3 May 1931 – 2 November 1982) 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.
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.
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Who was Vasily Rudenkov?
athletics competitor (1931–1982)
When was Vasily Rudenkov born?
Vasily Rudenkov was born on 3 May 1931 in Zhlobin.
When did Vasily Rudenkov die?
Vasily Rudenkov died on 2 November 1982 in Zhlobin.
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Vasily Rudenkov was a hammer thrower and athletics competitor.
What nationality was Vasily Rudenkov?
Vasily Rudenkov was Russian.
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