hammer throw: 1986 Youri Sedykh's World Record Series

86 European Championship

[@terryallen5328]

Sedykh together with Sergey Litvinov we’re the two greatest hammer throwers to ever grace this sport. The only two throwers to ever surpassed the 86m mark. Thank you for the memories. RIP both.

[@spartan7911]

Rest in peace Sedyhk You are the greatest hammer thrower ever.

[@charlesthorndike2702]

83.94-85.28-85.46-86.74-86.68-86.62 What an incredible series of throws

[@szymon6207]

Wr only 86.74m after 36 years !

[@kurluk04]

Whos here from eddie hall 😂

[@kingattila506]

Lmaoooo yo! 😂😂💪🏻

[@AaronSVS]

Ehhhh yup hahahaha me too

[@baciboiler]

🤣 yeah straight here from Eddie.

[@StagnantHotdogWater]

😂😂😂😂Yup

[@B-o-n-j-o-u-r.]

Me too 😂

[@thatcuriousguy]

THE BEAST IS COMIN!

[@epicbottleflips5032]

Ye

[@WaveMurray]

Maybe if he was a bit more hydrated

[@samuelyoung2671]

Just watched some recent competitions, they don't have such flawless technique. This is incredible

[@chitah6]

I was a 2 time All-American in Hammer and |I had the great honor of watching Sedykh throw at some practices back in the day. As a hammer thrower, I was in awe of him and his flawless technique. I always wished I could rise to a level that was close to his, but it was not to be. He was and always will be, my idol in the hammer world.

[@evilTaker90V2]

What a sick series of throws,an average of 85m,todays throwers barely throw 83m

[@TheDrewpdog]

+evilTaker90V2 harder to get away with taking drugs these days.

[@mr.dankpepe746]

+TheDrewpdog got eem

[@leob4403]

also you need to watch his technique though, it's flawless

[@noelito7855]

@@TheDrewpdog Hasn't been replicated in the following years although drugs were still prevalent 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheOfficialCzex]

@@TheDrewpdog The hammer throw is not about being the strongest; you need enough strength to control the speed and propel the hammer, yes, but the majority of it is technique. And Sedykh had flawless technique.

[@chriscelona7482]

Had to watch this again today (for what seems like the 3,000th time). RIP.

[@Fatima502]

Super commentary by Stuart Storey and Ron Pickering

[@Nirsterkur]

This world record will not be broken for atleast another 25 years. Take my word!

[@zelim9367]

Next 50 years

[@Nirsterkur]

@@zelim9367 Can't disagree.

[@mattmccallum2007]

Maybe never. Due to the Soviet sports juggernaut, he was basically a professional hammer thrower, and could devote all his time to it. Even a lot of world class throwers today need a regular day job.

[@intldawn]

What a great competition. Sedykh was just showing off on that last throw, almost matching his world record from, like, 20 minutes earlier. Incredible technique, getting that power off of three spins instead of four.

[@z3rockz443]

He has the right number on his shirt for doing this.

[@saragrant9749]

Incredible series of throws. And serious stupidity on those photographers- if his hammer had broken (which does occur) there would have been a swath of fatalities. You'd never see that allowed today!!

[@goldenhammer92]

This is the priceless hammer throw video! Exellent job! Nobody has such tehnique like Yuri and Sergei!

[@abipinmenon]

the GOAT of the event. RIP Yuri

[@szymon6207]

Phenomenal Across The Circle !

[@carlosaraujo2770]

as a former Weightlifter i always had great admiration and respect for all this athletes...but Sedikh was out of this galaxy..doped or not...

[@aaronaustin9814]

Nah he's doped Koji is the best hammer thrower to me cuz he was clean

[@festi6882]

@@aaronaustin9814 Yeah my grandma also is best thrower cuz shes not doped.

[@3202011]

he has the farthest throw in history and a nice guy too. I remember being introduced to him by my Dad, Harold Connolly, the greatest hammer thrower who ever lived! Have a nice day. Mark Connolly

[@ClannCholmain]

Greetings from Ireland my fellow Irishman. 🇮🇪☘️🇺🇸

[@3202011]

Thank You John Coleman. I'm half Irish and glad to hear I count! Mom was from Czechoslovakia and Dad from Boston, Massachusetts. They met (and incidentally both struck Gold) at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956.

[@vesasaarinen7642]

Juri Sedykh + Hammer = THE GENIUS , PROFESSOR AND LEGEND!!! Rest In Peace! And Thank You All What You Made!!! 🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@antonperseus7964]

Ich glaube,so eine Serie kriegt keiner mehr hin.Unfassbar!

[@d.r.gossett8134]

I never tire of watching this. Ever. I used the cybergenics video of Sedykh to teach myself to throw in college at a small school. Ended up all american and still have school record from 1991, altho don't ask how far cause it wasn't a world beater. Still proud of it. Great memories. Also, this reminded me he was from Ukraine. He's my all-time hero of any sport.

[@coachgwizzle7009]

I have watched this video more than 100x, and it never gets old. That WR throw makes the left foot look like he’s moon walking like Michael Jackson. RIP GOAT

[@turb05]

Those photographers were insane. If of the throwers had let go prematurely, it would have been like a cannon ball rocketing through about 10 photographers. Instant death.

[@szymon6207]

Litvinov at 85.75m

[@taylorthompson6757]

Who’s here after watching Eddie hall 😂

[@jmm121884]

sedykh said it was his favorite throw ever and that the fact it was 6cm shorter meant nothing.. to him, it was exactly the same..

[@Cinemapakistan]

I was there this day.....jaw dropping performance

[@joek9353]

He was an absolute machine!!!

[@AstBun1]

Is impressive how he was improving his mark in every throw

[@DHTCF]

I remember watching this live, much more interesting than track events.

[@Hammerlit]

incredibile!!! thanks for the video :)

[@davidward1621]

Wow!!the speed and technique is amazing.It must take years of practice to get anywhere near this level 👍.After all these years this record still stands ,it just shows that as humans it is impossible to physically throw further ,same in the javelin and discus,these records could never be broken!!The only reason the 100 m was smashed was because Bolt was almost a freak of nature with his massive stride etc.We need a Hulk type figurd to smash these long-standing records!!!

[@downbytheriver]

the record stands because of modern day drug testing. all these guys back then were using anabolic steroid drugs

[@Wesker-bg1rn]

"After we had injected his sample into our Hewlett-Packard machine, an alarm sounded and it became so contaminated with stanozolol metabolites that the next few samples spat out false positives even when we knew there were no steroids present . . . we called this the Sedykh effect."

[@ohedd]

I'd give anything to have been there to see it with my own eyes.

[@railroader78]

great video!!! yuri with an 86.74 and an 86.68 back to back, simply amazing

[@1976stoney]

Would have been good to see the last throw on here because it was another classic-86.62, again just short of his own WR. Best hammer competition ever.

[@travellingshoes5241]

Must've ran out of VHS tape.

[@gregallan2842]

Beautiful technician. And the Pommie commentary is almost as brilliant.

[@H3XZOc]

love the commentator really professional

[@chriscostello117]

I was 6 when this flexing of titans was going on...unreal

[@charlesthorndike2702]

R.I.P. Champion

[@sam-to1mw]

who is here from eddie's channel ?

[@jmm121884]

@MrHav1k yes... Sedkyh told me that he tried 4 turns but it was just as far as when he did 3.. more consistent with 3

[@zenex1741]

Ah yes, a fellow Fury Warrior. A man of culture.

[@Carlitos96884]

Qué fortaleza física!! Tremendos!

[@bamhammer]

This was a kickass competition... Make me wana go out and throw something!

[@SpikeL4]

@jmm121884 did youri have any sponsors like adidas

[@LambClone]

The top guys today could use with cutting some weight and focusing on speed and technique. Sedykh is so fast and precise.

[@Reathalack]

Yeah the 86,68 throw looks alot more perfect than the previous throw, but I assume, as you said, that when you throw a world record your body will begin to slow down and get exhausted :P

[@bharthsingh4607]

hero of the hammer throw perfect skilled The great thrower

[@peeterpeeretas1847]

R.I.P Juri

[@jkono29]

@turb05 I agree, but it is also a testament to how freakin good these guys were.

[@szymon6207]

Previous 86.66m

[@cassyusrocha3413]

Parabéns!!!!!! o video é fantástico!!!!!!

[@ehLeanne311]

You can tell he's at home in the hammer circle when he even sweeps it clean

[@lou666maidenlover]

sedykh's shorts still make me laugh :D

[@oooomblah]

hammer throw i've never actually watched it at all but its fuckin awesome

[@barnabas_666]

RIP Youri

[@kesjerdna]

I would like to know that too. Why they just throw the hammer just 80m or maybe 82 m?

[@Chrnan6710]

That looks so fun spinning in a circle xD

[@edwardoavila7666]

this would literally be perfect with that shooting star song he spins so fast

[@llluuuyyyooo]

Love the 80s

[@yianpap]

Indeed:) And then you find out we're talking about almost 30 years ago!

[@3202011]

And still the world record...35 years and counting

[@ochoymedio78]

Watching this clip after the Beijing throws, just makes me wanna cry... not only are they in a league of their own in terms of length, but also in terms of consistency. Great video!

[@jmm121884]

@ColonelVagner It was like 83-84 meters I believe I would have liked to seen it but I dont have it

[@CullenAubski]

rip youri

[@elevadon]

A yard is 0.91 meter, so it's about 9 cm shorter. A yard is exactly 3 feet

[@guillermomorales2580]

Cómo lanzador de martillo que fui pude experimentar toda la euforia que uno experimenta a la hora de realizar un lanzamiento ver este vídeo del récord mundial más antiguo y ver al gran Yuri Sedyk realizarlo me trae muchos recuerdos de mi epoca

[@szymon6207]

reach to 87 m !

[@DonDolla11]

It's amazing what performance enhancing drugs can do for you. I refuse to believe this is a clean record no one has come close really since. With his HGH ball headed ass

[@ohedd]

I didn't mean specifically his age, I meant generally "your age is a bit of a problem" as in "anybodys age is a bit of a problem, if you are too old when you start". Sorry, a bit indistinct statement.

[@jmm121884]

mm no. it was basically down the middle.. the only issue in the throw was that his double support push was rushed on the second turn. sedykh is the one who says this.

[@ohedd]

@ColonelVagner It was 86.62.

[@ERICtheBUCK]

@willanger26 I don't think you'd have to go homw, she's probably watching?

[@Hammerlit]

Yes Iam. but I see it just the attemps with no sound its another feeling to see it with sound :)

[@letdomf]

craazy men

[@dragongamer123]

how do they know when and how to let go

[@Snagabott]

Well, now we know who took down the twin towers.

[@hardware199]

3:20 His number is 911. Coincidence?

[@minerbob4334]

@@hardware199 I think not, his real name must be bush

[@Chetjim9094]

Human centrifuge

[@Unparryable]

He turned into a cartoon near the end of his first throw

[@1.4142]

still standing

[@jmm121884]

From your post and your name it sounds like you are Sergei's Son. You dont have this?

[@ivandrago72]

How did they not dislocate there knees

[@ColonelVagner]

@ohedd BOMB. Thanks man

[@ZachLowry]

Way too many people commenting "steroids" on here. Want to know the truth? The truth is that there are many athletes that are way stronger than Sedykh ever was. This sport could allow people to use steroids with no testing and athletes would still fall way short of his world record. Hammer throw is not about being the strongest. You need enough strength to control the speed and propel the hammer. The rest is technique and skill. You have to be smart in this sport. Steroids my ass. If you think this guy is on steroids, or think that steroids would even make much of a difference in this sport. I am sorry, but you don't know jack about hammer throw. Trolls.

[@alsatiancousin2905]

And perfect angle, he is like Zelezny. Perfect angle and technique.

[@samharper5881]

Yup. I was just watching the 2016 Olympics hammer before this and the technique difference is night and day.

[@MrFuchew]

the truth is probably that there are lots of athletes that could have trailed to do this but they just dont because in america we dont talk about hammer throw. Think lebron james or bo jackson could throw?

[@aaronaustin9814]

Nah bullshit is Koji was roided he'd throw further Ivan tsikhan was roided and threw 86.60 is pawel was roided he'd throw 86 plus don't give me that bullshit being roided allows you to train more and be more explosive therefore allowing your technique to also get better cuz you can train more don't be defending drug cheats

[@deepusaroha5042]

I am big fan of sir yuri sedykh because absolutely I am hammer thrower

[@haroldwaijers01]

Yuri, the best hammer thrower in the world!!!

[@JarleFlaat]

What a cannon

[@jmm121884]

I dont know... make the hammer lighter?

[@zachwildcat]

nice to see it was off three turns... Means I could still Become a good hammer thrower if I do 3 turns and not caring to do 4.

[@ohedd]

I don't know about that. The junior top ten with 7,26kg hasn't been changed since Olli-Pekka Karjalainen's 78,33 in 1999. But who did you have in mind?

[@schplok]

Hahaha I love this!!

[@dillonhmayhew]

He spun OVER 9000 TIMES~!!

[@abdel-hadikaddour8400]

بقي هادا الرقم القياسي العالمي الي يومنا هادا

[@jonnyseneka9499]

Hahahaha....er war wie eine Apoteke!! Von kopf bis fuss --doping!!

[@Reathalack]

did OP throw 78,33 as a 19yr old? :O omg

[@chriscelona7482]

Doesn't anyone know what the name of the commentator is? Thanks.

[@spodule6000]

I was wondering the same thing, so I did some research and think it might be David Coleman.

[@dinnie40]

The late great Ron Pickering.

[@polemopoleno7104]

Ikr he was awesome so sad to find out he's dead :(

[@ohedd]

Yeah, pretty big! 80,55 when he was 20 :P

[@ThaKevic]

a real porche :)

[@ChadGatling]

How do hammer throwers not kill like 6 people with every throw

[@CM-sz9lb]

Im here for a physics test

[@River8Snake]

@JxAxRxRxExTxT with his power thats a good number for him

[@maximus7189]

YO AWESOME FIND!

[@hammerfin1]

@danbs07 haha no, the furthest a 15 year-old have ever thrown a 5kg is 77,74 m.