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2 unusual facts about Yuriy Sedykh


Alexia Sedykh

She is the daughter of the current world record holder in the men's hammer throw, Yuriy Sedykh and the current world record holder in the women's shot put, Natalya Lisovskaya, both of whom won Olympic gold medals in their disciplines.

Yuriy Sedykh

They have one daughter, Alexia, born in 1993, who won gold in the girls' hammer throw at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.


Natalya Lisovskaya

Lisovskaya is married to men's hammer world record holder Yuriy Sedykh and has one daughter, Alexia.


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