Ihar Astapkovich
Ihar Astapkowitsch medal table |
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Soviet Union , CIS , Belarus | ||
Olympic games | ||
silver | 1992 Barcelona | Hammer throw |
bronze | 2000 Sydney | Hammer throw |
World championships | ||
silver | 1991 Tokyo | Hammer throw |
silver | 1993 Stuttgart | Hammer throw |
silver | 1995 Gothenburg | Hammer throw |
European championships | ||
gold | 1990 split | Hammer throw |
silver | 1994 Helsinki | Hammer throw |
Ihar Astapkovich ( Belarusian Ігар Астапковіч , English transcription Ihar Astapkovich, also Russian Игорь Астапкович - Igor Astapkowitsch - Igor Astapkovich ; born January 4, 1963 in Minsk ) is a former Belarusian hammer thrower .
Astapkowitsch won his only major international title, still starting for the Soviet Union , at the European Athletics Championships in 1990 in Split. At the three following world championships he took second place, also at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona he won the silver medal. In his last Olympic appearance at the 2000 Games in Sydney, he took third place.
The personal best of Astapkowitsch is 84.62 m, established in Seville in 1992 , he had a competition weight of 118 kg with a height of 1.92 m.
Astapkowitsch is married to the discus thrower Iryna Jattschanka . Today he works as a sports teacher.
successes
- 1989–90, Soviet champion
- 1992 CIS master
- 1997 Belarusian champion
- 1987, Universiade Zagreb: 1st place
- 1989, Universiade Duisburg: 1st place
- 1990, Goodwill Games Seattle: 1st place (84.12 m)
- 1990, European Championships Split : 1st place (84.14 m)
- 1991, World Championships Tokyo : 2nd place (80.94 m)
- 1992, Olympic Games Barcelona : 2nd place (81.96 m)
- 1993, World Championships Stuttgart : 2nd place (79.88 m)
- 1994, European Championships Helsinki : 2nd place (80.40 m)
- 1995, World Championships Gothenburg : 2nd place (81.10 m)
- 2000, Olympic Games Sydney : 3rd place (79.17 m)
Web links
- Igor Astapkovich in the database of World Athletics (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Astapkovich, Ihar |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Астапковіч, Ігар; Astapkovich, Ihar; Астапкович, Игорь; Astapkovich, Igor; Astapkovich, Igor |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belarusian hammer thrower |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1963 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Minsk |