Anatolij Bondarčuk
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1940-05-31) 31 May 1940
Starokostiantyniv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubKolos Kiev
Achievements and titles
Personal best77.42 m (1976)
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 MunichHammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 1976 MontrealHammer throw
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 AthensHammer throw
Bronze medal – third place1971 HelsinkiHammer throw

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

As an athlete, Bondarchuk accumulated numerous international awards and honors throughout a long career. Beginning the hammer throw at a late age of 24, he won his first international title at the 1969 European Championships. Near the end of the season, Bondarchuk set two world records in the event.[1] Bondarchuk remained among the world's elite for several years and won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics while setting an Olympic Record of 75.50 meters.[2][3] Four years later, he earned the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. For his Olympic achievements Bondarchuk was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour in 1972 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1976.[4]

Despite his athletic success, Bondarchuk is equally well known as a coach. He began coaching while competing himself and has since worked with medal-winning athletes at five Olympic Games. His most famous trainee is two-time Olympic champion and current hammer world record holder Yuri Sedykh. Bondarchuck is currently living and coaching in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada,[5] where he guided Canadian shot put record holder Dylan Armstrong to a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6] His trainees in hammer throw include Canadian record holder Sultana Frizell, former Canadian record holders Jennifer Joyce and Crystal Smith, Megann Rodhe, U.S. champion Kibwe Johnson, Caymanian record holder Michael Letterlough, Swiss champion Martin Bingisser and 2012 Canadian Olympian Justin Rodhe.

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  1. ↑ "Athletics – World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
  2. ↑ Anatoliy Bondarchuk. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ "Athletics – Olympic Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2006.
  4. ↑ Boris Khavin (1979). All about Olympic Games (in Russian) (2nd ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 534.
  5. ↑ Anatoly Bondarchuk – High Performance Throws Archived 24 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Kamloops Track And Field
  6. ↑ "Dylan Armstrong to get Olympic bronze from Beijing Games". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2019.



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