Vladimir Trusenyov

Vladimir Ivanovich Trussenjow (Russian: Владимир Иванович Трусенёв, English transcription Vladimir Trusenyov, . Born August 3, 1931 in Buinsk, Tatarstan ) is a former Soviet discus thrower, who in 1962 a world record and became European Champion.

Career

In the Soviet Championships in 1956, he was fourth, third in 1957 and 1958 runner-up. His first major international start, he graduated at the European Championships 1958 in Stockholm. With 53.74 meters he finished third, just 18 centimeters behind Poland's Edmund Piątkowski and eight inches behind the Bulgarian Todor Artarski.

1960 Trussenjow fifth in the Soviet championship, but still represented the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games in Rome. After 54.31 meters in qualifying he threw 52.93 meters in the finals and was ranked 15th in 1961, he was fourth at the Soviet Championship in 1961. Trussenjow The following year, showed his best season. On June 4, 1962, he presented in Leningrad with 61.64 meters set a new world record. He surpassed the previous world record of Al Oerter by 54 centimeters. Oerter but picked up on July 1, the world record of 62.45 meters back. After Trussenjow had become for the first time Soviet champion, he was hoping for a win in the countries fighting against USSR USA. He was only third parties but behind Oerter and Babka Rink. In September 1962 at the European Championships 1962 in Belgrade he won, however, and had superior with 57,11 m over a meter ahead of Kees Cook from the Netherlands.

1963 only fourth at the Soviet Championship, he won his second title in 1964. At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, he was eighth with 54.78 meters. 1965 and 1966 he was re- Soviet champion, but could no longer qualify for the European Championships in Budapest in 1966 for the final. After a fifth place in the Soviet Cup in 1967 and a sixth place in 1968 ended his career.

Vladimir Trussenjow is 1,90 m tall and weighed 112 kg in his playing days. Besides it was only a discus thrower from the Soviet Union a world record, namely Yuri Dumtschew 1983.

Bests

  • Shot Put: 16.80 m
  • Discus throw: 61.64 m
Transcription (linguistics) Buinsk, Republic of Tatarstan 1958 European Athletics Championships 1962 European Athletics Championships 1966 European Athletics Championships Harald Andersson Adolfo Consolini Detlef Thorith Hartmut Losch Wolfgang Schmidt Romas Ubartas Lars Riedel Virgilijus Alekna Robert Harting
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