Anatoliy Bondarchuk

Anatoliy Bondarchuk
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born(1940-05-31)31 May 1940
Starokostiantyniv, Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died23 December 2025(2025-12-23) (aged 85)
Kamloops, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw
ClubKolos Kiev
Achievements and titles
Personal best77.42 m (1976)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Hammer throw
1976 Montreal Hammer throw
European Championships
1969 Athens Hammer throw
1971 Helsinki Hammer throw

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.

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