Vyacheslav Korovin
- Born
- Sep 8, 1962 (64 years old)
- Events
- Hammer Throw
Vyacheslav Korovin (Russian: Вячеслав Коровин; born 8 September 1962) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw for the Soviet Union He ranks within the all-time top thirty for the event, as of 2016.
The sole international medal of his career came at the 1981 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he threw 68 36 m (224 ft 3+1⁄4 in) to take the bronze medal behind Christoph Sahner and Sergey Dorozhon His greatest achievement came in the 1987 season when he threw a career best of 82.
24 m (269 ft 9+3⁄4 in) in Chelyabinsk This ranked him third in the world that year behind fellow Soviets Sergey Litvinov and Igor Astapkovich – both of whom were Olympic medallists This proved to be a brief peak for Korovin as he did not break eighty metres again and his next highest ranking was twelfth in the 1989 season.
As of Nov 13, 2026: Hammer Throw 82.24 (#35 all-time), 1989 season best 79.10 (Jul 1, 1989, Togliatti (URS)) · 64 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | HT | 79.10 | – | Jul 1, 1989 | Togliatti (URS) |
| 1988 | HT | 79.24 | – | May 15, 1988 | Leselidze (URS) |
| 1987 | HT | 82.24 | – | Jun 20, 1987 | Chelyabinsk (URS) |
| 1986 | HT | 74.98 | – | Aug 9, 1986 | Lvov (URS) |
| 1985 | HT | 76.40 | – | Apr 27, 1985 | Sochi (URS) |
| 1984 | HT | 75.22 | – | Mar 31, 1984 | Sochi (URS) |
| 1983 | HT | 75.32 | – | Sep 16, 1983 | Moskva (URS) |
| 1982 | HT | 74.54 | – | Jun 5, 1982 | Stavropol (URS) |