Aleksey Spiridonov Athlete
Aleksey Sergeyevich Spiridonov (Russian: Алексей Сергеевич Спиридонов) (November 20, 1951 – April 09, 1998) was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the men's hammer throw event. Born in St. Petersburg he trained at VSS Trud in Leningrad. He competed for the USSR in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the hammer throw where he won the silver medal.