Vasiliy Vladimirovich Khmelevskiy (Belarusian: Васіль Уладзіміравіч Хмялеўскі, Russian: Василий Владимирович Хмелевский; 14 January 1948 – 2002) was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics with a throw of 74.04 metres, behind compatriot Anatoly Bondarchuk (75.50 m) and Jochen Sachse of East Germany (74.96 m). He also finished in third place at the national championships in 1971 and 1972. He achieved a personal best of 74.98 meters on 8 July 1975 in Minsk.
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Vasiliy Vladimirovich Khmelevskiy 14 January 1948 Mikolaikovschina, Grodno Region, Belarus
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Died |
2002 (aged 53)
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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