Sergey Litvinov URS 84.14 Hammer Throw World Record Moscow 1983

VIII Peoples Spartakiades of the USSR, Leninstadium, 16.30 Hr.
1. 84.14 Sergey Litvinov new World Record
(x – 84.14 – 78.38 – 81.04 – x – pass)
2. 81.16 Igor Nikulin
3. 78.92 Anatoliy Chyuzhas
4. 78.68 Yuriy Sedykh
5. 78.36 Yuriy Tarasyuk
6. 76.20 Jüri Tamm
7. 76.04 Anatoliy Yefimov
8. 75.34 Aleksandr Puchkov
9. 75.30 Grigoriy Shevtsov
10. 74.84 Pavel Repin
11. 73.86 Oleg Dyatlov

12. 71.52 Benjaminas Viluckis


Sergey Litvinov interview (Legkaya Atletika 8/83) :
“ We were not lucky with the weather: three sports days passed in June heat, and when it came to us - it was cool, as in April. The cold “ate” each of the participants and my record had some centimeters, or maybe meters. The fight promised to be sharp - after all, almost all the strongest gathered. First of all, I expected long throws from Yuri Sedykh and Igor Nikulin. I knew that Igor is now capable of throwing 82-83 meters, and it has long been known about the ability of a two-time Olympic champion to gather for a decisive throw. By the way, I try to learn this skill from him.
But Yuri was unlucky that day, throws did not go from him. What is the reason, I do not know - I have not seen Yuri for a long time, I do not know how he prepared. In my opinion, he himself did not expect the throws to go away. After the first throw, I realized that the result, despite the bad weather, will be. In the second attempt, everything turned out perfectly: both the turns, and the release of the projectile, and in the circle remained. The result was excellent - a new world record.
Four years ago, a similar situation was repeated in the same sector. Then I also became the first. True, the result was worse - 77.08. Then again, Yuri Sedykh was fourth. This is real “spartakiad” bad luck. But the luck is Olympic. I would not mind exchanging these "luck" with Yuri. Just kidding, of course. We need to fight for the Olympic medal, and I intend to get involved in this fight in a year.
Although I didn’t specially prepare for the Spartakiad (I considered participation in it as a stage of preparation for the World Championships), but I am very pleased that she brought me the world record and the title of two-time champion.”