Sergey Gavryushin (Russian: Сергей Гаврюшин; born 27 June 1959) is a former track and field athlete for the Soviet Union who competed in the shot put.
This mark continues to rank highly and places Gavryushin within the all-time top 20 athletes, as of 2016.
[2] Given the high standard of men's throws in the Soviet Union during this period, Gavryushin only competed at three major international events.
[3] His sole major medal came on home turf at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow, where he was a silver medallist in a Soviet 1–2 finish behind Sergey Smirnov.
[4] He was a one-time champion at the Soviet Athletics Championships, taking the title in 1988 with a throw of 21.39 m (70 ft 2 in).