Aleksey Sergeyevich Spiridonov (Russian: Алексей Серге́евич Спиридонов) (20 November 1951 – 9 April 1998) was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the men's hammer throw event. Born in Leningrad he trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad.

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Aleksey Spiridonov

Personal information
Native name	Алексей Сергеевич Слирдонов
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1951-11-20)20 November 1951 Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	9 April 1998(1998-04-09) (aged 46)
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	117 kg (258 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Trud Leningrad
Achievements and titles
Personal best	78.62 m (1976)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Hammer throw European Championships 1974 Rome Hammer throw Universiade 1975 Rome Hammer throw

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He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal. His trainer was Oleg Kolodiy.^[1]