Yuriy Dyachkov
Soviet decathlete
Personal information | |
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Born | 13 July 1940 (1940-07-13) (age 84) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
Club | Dynamo Tbilisi |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 7756 (1968)[1] |
Yuriy Borisovich Dyachkov (Russian: Юрий Борисович Дьячков; born 13 July 1940) is a retired Soviet decathlete. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics but failed to finish. He placed sixth at the 1962 European Championships[2] and won the national title in 1965 and 1966. Dyachkov is the son of the Olympic discus thrower Nina Dumbadze and athletics coach Boris Dyachkov.[1][3]
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