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Vasily Rudenkov
Vasily
Vasilievich
Rudenkov
was a
Soviet
athlete
who
competed
mainly in the
hammer throw
. He was
born
in
Zhlobin
,
Homel, Belarus
.
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
.
He
trained
at
Dynamo
in
Moscow
and was
awarded
the
Order of the Red Banner of Labour