Yuriy Lituyev
Yuri Nikolayevich Litujew (Russian Юрий Николаевич Литуев, English transcription Yuriy Lituyev, . Born April 11, 1925 in Irbit; † 2 March 2000) was a Soviet athlete. He was the best European 400-meter hurdler in the 1950s. At a height of 1.83 m his competition weight was 78 kg.
Career
Yuri Litujew 1949 third in the Soviet championship in the 400 - meter hurdles. From 1950 to 1955, and 1957 and 1958 he was a Soviet champion. In 1959 he was runner-up.
His first international medal he won at the European Championships 1950 in Brussels. In 52.4 seconds, he won silver behind the Italians Armando Filiput. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, he won silver in 51.3 seconds behind the Americans Charles Moore. In Helsinki he also started in the 400 - meter dash and the 4 x 400 - meter relay, with the relay, he left in the run, about 400 meters flat he did not start for the intermediate run.
On August 20, 1953 Litujew improved during international match against Hungary in Budapest the 19-year -old world record by Glenn Hardin by two-tenths seconds to 50.4 seconds. Second in this race was the Olympic Fourth of Helsinki Anatoli Julin with one second behind.
1954 at the European Championships 1954 in Bern surprisingly won Julin in 50.5 seconds before Litujew in 50.8 seconds. On October 13, a comparison of cities struggle between Moscow and London took place in London. All distances were run on metric routes except the long distance hurdle, which was held over 440 yards. Litujew ran 51.3 seconds and beat the record of Charles Moore on this route by three tenths of a second. Second in this world record run was the Englishman Harry Kane before Anatoli Julin.
Also at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne Litujew was the best Europeans. In 51.7 seconds, he finished fourth behind three Americans. Olympic champion Glenn Davis, who also had Litujews world record improved significantly on the metric distance in the U.S. Trials at 49.5 seconds. With the Soviet 4x400 - meter relay Litujew failed four years ago in the flow.
At the European Championships 1958 in Stockholm Litujew then won with 51.1 seconds still a European champion. He had five tenths of a second ahead of second-placed Sweden Per - Owe Trollsås.