Sergey Litvinov (athlete, born 1958)

Sergey Litvinov

Litvinov in 1980
Personal information
Native name	Сергей Николаевич Литвинов
Full name	Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1958-01-23)23 January 1958 Tsukerova Balka, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	19 February 2018(2018-02-19) (aged 60) Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1980–1991)  Russia (1992–1993)
Sport	Track and field
Event	Hammer throw
Club	SKA Rostov
Achievements and titles
Personal best	86.04 m (1986)
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Hammer 1980 Moscow Hammer World Championships 1983 Helsinki Hammer 1987 Rome Hammer European Championships 1986 Stuttgart Hammer 1982 Athens Hammer

Sergey Nikolaevich Litvinov (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Литви́нов; 23 January 1958 – 19 February 2018) was a Russian hammer thrower and athletics coach. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics, missing the 1984 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet boycott, and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively. He also won two world titles, in 1983 and 1987.^[1] After retiring from competitions he coached elite hammer throwers including Ivan Tsikhan and his son Sergey.