Yuriy Kutenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Yuriy Kutenko

Soviet-Ukrainian decathlete

Date of Birth: 08-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 13-Dec-2003

Profession: decathlete

Nationality: Ukraine

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Yuriy Kutenko

  • Yuriy Kostiantynovych Kutenko (Ukrainian: ???? ????????????? ???????, 8 July 1932 – 13 December 2003) was a Ukrainian decathlete.
  • He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed fourth in 1960; he also finished fourth at the 1954 European Championships.
  • Kutenko was seriously injured during a 1963 Soviet-American meetup in San Francisco, breaking several ribs and spending 40 days in a hospital.
  • The accident left him with a failed kidney and forced him to retire.
  • He later had a two-decade-long career as an athletics coach with the Soviet Army Sports Club.

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