Andrey Vyacheslavovich Budykin (Russian: Андрей Вячеславович Будыкин; born 14 April 1971)[2] is a retired Russian hammer thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Junior Championships.
His career as a senior peaked in 1995, when he set his personal best at 79.70 m and was ranked ninth in the world.
[1][3] Later he lost his eyesight in an accident, but continued competing in the discus throw, becoming the national champion among handicapped athletes in 2011 and 2012,[4][5] and finishing second in 2013.
[2] He was part of the 2014 Winter Paralympics torch relay.
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