Benjaminas Viluckis (20 March 1961 – 19 September 2017) was a male

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

er from

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, who competed for his native country at the

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. He set his personal best (82.24 metres) on August 21, 1986 at a meet in

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. That mark is still the national record.

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* * * 1961 births 2017 deaths Lithuanian male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Lithuania Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Lithuania-athletics-bio-stub