Soviet hammer thrower (1932–2014).
Born November 27th, 1932 in Irkutsk.
Died August 17th, 2014 at 81 years old [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel