Igor Astapkovich
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| Native name | Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Belarusian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1963 (age 61) Navapolatsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Iryna Yatchenko | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Soviet Union (1986-1991) Unified Team (1992) Belarus (1993-2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 84.62 m (1992) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich, Belarusian: Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч; born 4 January 1963, in Navapolatsk[1]) is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing the Soviet Union and later his home country of Belarus.
He won silver medals at three consecutive World Championships, and became the 1990 European champion. His personal best throw of 84.62 metres, achieved in 1992, puts him 6th on the all-time performers' list.
Astapkovich is married to Iryna Yatchenko, herself a Belarusian Olympic medalist, in discus thrower.[2]
International competitions
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Biography (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-03.
- ^ Игорь АСТАПКОВИЧ: «Здесь прошли первые свидания с моей будущей женой»
External links
[edit]- Igor Astapkovich at World Athletics
- Igor Astapkovich at Olympics.com
- Igor Astapkovich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
European Athletics Championships champions in men's hammer throw | |
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World University Games champions in men's hammer throw | |
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Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Novopolotsk
- Athletes from Minsk
- Belarusian male hammer throwers
- Soviet male hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes for the Unified Team
- Olympic athletes for Belarus
- Olympic silver medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic bronze medalists for Belarus
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Belarus
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World record holders in masters athletics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- CIS Athletics Championships winners
- Soviet Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games