Aleksey Sergeyevich Zagornyi (; born 31 May 1978 in

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) is a Russian

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er. His personal best is 83.43 metres, achieved in February 2002 in

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International competitions

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* * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Yaroslavl Russian male hammer throwers Olympic male hammer throwers Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub