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Anatoliy Bondarchuk

1940 - 2025

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Anatoliy Pavlovych Bondarchuk (Ukrainian: Анатолій Павлович Бондарчук, 31 May 1940 – 23 December 2025) was a Ukrainian hammer thrower who competed for the Soviet Union. An Olympic gold medallist, he is regarded as one of the most accomplished hammer throw coaches of all time. He was the author of a two-volume book, Transfer of Training, which was translated from Russian to English by Michael Yessis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Anatoliy Bondarchuk is the 126th most popular athlete (up from 133rd in 2024), the 359th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 393rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Ukrainian Athlete.

Anatoliy Bondarchuk was most famous for winning the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics with an Olympic record throw of 75.50 meters, as well as securing bronze in 1976, setting two world records in 1969, and claiming the 1969 European championship title. He later became one of the greatest coaches in athletics history, developing innovative training methods and guiding athletes like two-time Olympic champion Yuri Sedykh to success across multiple Games.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 126 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Garrett, Karl Staaf, Ferenc Mohácsi, Ralph Craig, Theagenes of Thasos, and John Ljunggren. After him are Viggo Jensen, Cy Young, Karl Hein, Jan Železný, Fred Kelly, and Hans Woellke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 181. Before him are Dan Hedaya, José van Dam, Haing S. Ngor, Charles T. Kowal, Fouad Twal, and Natalia Makarova. After him are Michael Parks, Louis Pilot, John Grinder, Tony Sheridan, Dietmar Hopp, and Leonard Susskind. Among people deceased in 2025, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 190. Before him are José Carlos, Walter Godefroot, Hermeto Pascoal, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, John Sykes, and Ferenc Mohácsi. After him are Richard Armitage, Ace Frehley, Ayla Erduran, Joe Don Baker, Mike Ratledge, and Harris Yulin.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 359 out of 1,365. Before him are Tekla Juniewicz (1906), Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841), Ludwik Fleck (1896), Andrey Sheptytsky (1865), Felix Blumenfeld (1863), and Israel Zolli (1881). After him are Anna Sten (1908), Igor Sergeyev (1938), Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch (1891), Elisabeth Bergner (1897), Yevgeny Vuchetich (1908), and Oleh Protasov (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In Ukraine

Among athletes born in Ukraine, Anatoliy Bondarchuk ranks 4. Before him are Tamara Press (1937), Volodymyr Holubnychy (1936), and Irina Press (1939). After him are Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (1938), Viktor Tsybulenko (1930), Vladimir Kuts (1927), Viorica Viscopoleanu (1939), Galina Chistyakova (1962), Faina Melnik (1945), Inessa Kravets (1966), and Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904).

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