Andrei threw with his right hand, using the glide technique (at time many elite-level shot putters had switched to the spin/rotation style.) Andrei won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California.
Using the glide technique, which was adopted by many elite shot putters of his era, Andrei threw with his right hand. He triumphed with the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.