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Sedykh has won two Olympic golds and still holds the record for the farthest hammer throw - 86.74m

Yuriy Sedykh

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Ivan Tsikhan

Tsikhan won a silver medal at the Rio Olympics along with two golds at World Championships

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Sergey Litvinov

The Russian hammer thrower has won a gold medal at Seoul  Olympics in 1988 

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Vadim Devyatovskiy

Vadim Devyatovskiy bagged a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics with an 81.61m throw

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Koji Murofushi

The Japanese hammer thrower is an Olympic gold medallist, he grabbed first place in Athens in 2004

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Igor Astapkovich

Representing the Unified Team at the Olympic Games, Astapkovich won silver with a 81.96m throw

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Adrian Annus

Adrian won gold at the European Championships in 2002 and also has a World Championships silver

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Pawel Fajdek

With a personal best throw of 83.93m, Fajdek is a 4-time World Champion and current world no.1

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