Yuriy Kutenko
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1932[1] Fastiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | 13 December 2003 (aged 71) Lviv, Ukraine |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Decathlon |
| Coached by | Dmitry Obbarius[2] |
Yuriy Kostiantynovych Kutenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Костянтинович Кутенко, 8 July 1932 – 13 December 2003) was a Ukrainian decathlete. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed fourth in 1960;[3] he also finished fourth at the 1954 European Championships. Kutenko was seriously injured during a 1963 Soviet-American meetup in San Francisco, breaking several ribs and spending 40 days in a hospital. The accident left him with a failed kidney and forced him to retire. He later had a two-decade-long career as an athletics coach with the Soviet Army Sports Club.[2]
References
- ^ Profile of Yuriy Kutenko (in Ukrainian)
- ^ a b Yaremko, Ivan (30 December 2011) Юрій Кутенко – рекордсмен-бешкетник і майстер на всі руки. zaxid.net
- ^ Yuriy Kutenko. sports-reference.com