Vasily Rudenkov

Vasily Vasilyevich Rudenkov (Belarusian: Васіль Васілевіч Рудзянкоў; Russian: Василий Васильевич Руденков; 3 May 1931 – 2 November 1982)^[1] was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He was born in Zhlobin.

Vasily Rudenkov

Personal information
Native name	Василиӣ Васильевич Руденков
Full name	Vasily Vasilyevich Rudenkov
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1931-05-03)3 May 1931 Zhlobin, Zhlobin District, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	2 November 1982(1982-11-02) (aged 51) Zhlobin, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best	68.91 m (1961)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1960 Rome Hammer throw

Rudenkov competed for the USSR in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the hammer throw where he won the gold medal. It was his only Olympics appearance.^[2]

He trained at Dynamo in Moscow and became an Honoured Master of Sport of the USSR in 1960, along with being awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour the same year.