Aleksandr Seleznyov

Aleksandr Seleznyov (Russian: Александр Селезнев; born 25 January 1964) is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia. His personal best throw is 81.70 metres, achieved in May 1993 in Sochi.

He was the trainer for Olga Kuzenkova, the first woman to throw the hammer more than 70 meters.[1]

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1983 European Junior Championships Schwechat, Austria 2nd
1991 Universiade Sheffield, England 4th
Representing  Russia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th 78.58 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th 76.18 m
Military World Games Rome, Italy 1st 77.72 m

Notes
  1. "RusAthletics page" (in Russian). Retrieved 2007-04-27.



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