Mikhail Krivonosov

Mikhail Krivonosov

Personal information
Native name	Михаил Летрович Кривосов
Full name	Mikhail Petrovich Krivonosov
Nationality	Russian
Born	May 1, 1929 (1929-05) Krichev, Soviet Union
Died	November 11, 1995 (1995-11-12) (aged 66)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	67.32 m (1956)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing the Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Hammer throw European Championships Berne 1954 Hammer Stockholm 1958 Hammer

Mikhail Petrovich Krivonosov (Russian: Михаи́л Петро́вич Кривоно́сов) (May 1, 1929, Krichev – November 11, 1995 [1]) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.

Krivonosov graduated from the Byelorussian Institute for Physical Culture in 1953. He trained at Burevestnik in Minsk and competed internationally for the USSR throughout his career. He broke the World Record in the Hammer Throw six times between 1954 and 1956. He competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal.

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• (Russian) Biography

Records
Preceded by Sverre Strandli	Men's Hammer World Record Holder August 29, 1954 – December 12, 1954	Succeeded by Stanislav Nenashev
Preceded by Stanislav Nenashev	Men's Hammer World Record Holder August 4, 1955 – November 2, 1956	Succeeded by Harold Connolly