Yuriy Kutenko
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| Born | 8 July 1932[1]
Fastiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
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| Died | 13 December 2003(2003-12-13) (aged 71)
Lviv, Ukraine |
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Decathlon |
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| Coached by | Dmitry Obbarius[2] |
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Yuriy Kostiantynovych Kutenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Костянтинович Кутенко, 8 July 1932 – 13 December 2003) was a Ukrainian decathlete. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed fourth in 1960;[3] he also finished fourth at the 1954 European Championships. Kutenko was seriously injured during a 1963 Soviet-American meetup in San Francisco, breaking several ribs and spending 40 days in a hospital. The accident left him with a failed kidney and forced him to retire. He later had a two-decade-long career as an athletics coach with the Soviet Army Sports Club.[2]
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