Sergey Smirnov (shot putter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Russian shot putter
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Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg
About Sergey Smirnov (shot putter)
- Sergey Valentinovich Smirnov (Russian: ?????? ???????????? ???????; born 17 September 1960 – 18 September 2003) was a Russian track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.
- He was a medallist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 1987 and at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986 and 1987.
- Smirnov represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. Among his other honours were a gold medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games, a gold medal at the 1985 European Cup (in an unbeaten championship record), and a silver at the 1985 IAAF World Cup.
- He was a six-time Soviet champion.
- His personal bests of 22.24 m (72 ft 11 1/2 in) outdoors and 21.40 m (70 ft 2 1/2 in) are the current Russian records in the shot put.
- He ranks in the top fifteen all-time athletes for the shot put.
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