Igor Astapkovich

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.

Igor Astapkovich

Personal information
Native name	Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч
Full name	Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	4 January 1963 (1963-01-04) (age 62) Navapolatsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Spouse	Iryna Yatchenko
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1986-1991)  Unified Team (1992)  Belarus (1993-2004)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	84.62 m (1992)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1991 Tokyo Hammer European Championships 1990 Split Hammer Universiade 1987 Zagreb Hammer throw 1989 Duisburg Hammer throw Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Hammer Representing  Belarus 2000 Sydney Hammer Representing  Belarus World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Hammer 1995 Gothenburg Hammer European Championships 1994 Helsinki Hammer

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1987	World Student Games	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	1st	78.46 m
1989	World Student Games	Duisburg, Germany	1st	80.56 m
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	1st	84.12 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	1st	84.14 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	80.94 m
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	81.96 m
Representing  Belarus
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	79.88 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	80.40 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	2nd	81.10 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th	78.20 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Milan, Italy	2nd	79.84 m
1997	World Student Games	Catania, Italy	7th	73.80 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	79.70 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	7th	77.81 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Budapest, Hungary	4th	78.02 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	9th	76.02 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	79.17 m
2001	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	6th	74.85 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	7th	79.72 m
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	5th	78.40 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	—	NM
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th	76.22 m