Uladzimir Sassimovich
Uladzimir Sassimowitsch ( Belarusian Уладзімір Сасімовіч , Eng. Transcription Uladzimir Sasimovich, also Russian Владимир Сасимович - Vladimir Sassimowitsch - Vladimir Sasimovich * 14. September 1968 ) is a former Belarusian javelin thrower .
He represented his country at the following major athletic events:
- two Olympic Games: 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney
- five World Athletics Championships: 1991 in Tokyo , 1993 in Stuttgart , 1995 in Gothenburg , 1997 in Athens and 1999 in Seville
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- two European Athletics Championships: 1994 in Helsinki and 1998 in Budapest .
However, he was only able to win a medal at his first international appearance in Tokyo, where he was fortunate that his only valid final throw landed at 87.08 m - a distance that was behind the two Finns Kimmo Kinnunen (gold with 90.82 m) and Seppo Räty (silver with 88.12 m) won the bronze medal.
In the following years Sassimowitsch achieved the following placements:
- 1992 Final of the World Cup in Havana : 3rd place with 78.40 m behind Jan Železný (1st with 88.26 m) and Tom Petranoff (2nd with 79.80 m)
- 1993 Stuttgart: 7th place with 78.70 m
- 1994 Helsinki: 8th place with 78.88 m
- 1995 Gothenburg: 13th place with 78.94 m
- 1996 Atlanta: no valid attempt in qualifying
- 1997 Athens: 16th place with 77.38 m
- 1998 Budapest: 13th place with 79.14 m
- 1999 Seville: 15th place with 80.18 m
- 2000 Sydney: 24th place with 78.04 m
Uladimir Sassimowitsch won four national championships: one for the Soviet Union (1991, 84.46 m) and three for Belarus: 1997 (75.14 m), 2000 (84.42 m) and 2003 (79.43 m)
With 87.40 m, thrown on June 24, 1995 in Kuortane , he holds the Belarusian record. In 2004 he was banned for two years and then ended his career.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography: Vladimir SASIMOVICH (BLR) ( Memento from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) , IAAF
Web links
- Vladimir Sasimovich in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Uladsimir Sassimowitsch in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Sassimovich, Uladzimir |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Сасімовіч, Уладзімір; Sasimovich, Uladzimir; Сасимович, Владимир; Sasimovich, Vladimir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belarusian javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1968 |