About Yuriy Lituyev
Lived 1925 – 2000 (aged 74). Yuriy Lituyev was a Russian athletics competitor.
Yuriy Nikolaevich Lituyev (April 11, 1925 – February 3, 2000) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He trained in Leningrad and later in Moscow at the Armed Forces sports society.
Lituyev took part in the Second World War, where he was a battery commander. He competed for the USSR in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 400 metre hurdles where he won the silver medal. In 1953, he broke the world record in the 400 m hurdles. He also competed in the men's 400 metres (flat) event in 1952.
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Who was Yuriy Lituyev?
athletics competitor (1925–2000)
When was Yuriy Lituyev born?
Yuriy Lituyev was born on 11 April 1925 in Irbit.
When did Yuriy Lituyev die?
Yuriy Lituyev died on 3 February 2000 in Moscow.
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Yuriy Lituyev was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Yuriy Lituyev?
Yuriy Lituyev was Russian.
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