Ihar Astapkovich

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Ihar Astapkowitsch medal table

Hammer throw

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

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personal data
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