Career
He was the best bombardier of 1962 Soviet championship. Sevidov was sentenced to ten years in prison and was deprived of the title of master of sports. He was paroled after four years in custody.
Yuri was the son of Aleksandr Sevidov.
In recent years, Yuri Sevidov worked as a columnist for the Soviet sport and often acted as an expert in sports programs on television
On 11 February 2010, Sevidov died during a business trip in Marbella, Spain.