Dmitry Shevchenko (discus thrower) explained

Nationality:Russian
Dmitriy Shevchenko
Fullname:Dmitriy Igorievich Shevchenko
Native Name:Дмитрий Игоревич Шевченко
Native Name Lang:ru
Birth Place:Taganrog, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Years Active:1990 - 2006
Height:2m (07feet)
Weight:1300NaN0
Headercolor:lightsteelblue
Club:Dynamo Krasnodar
Dynamo Moscow
Turnedpro:1990
Retired:2006
Sport:Men's athletics
Event:Discus throw
Pb:70.54 m (2002)
Show-Medals:yes

Dmitriy Igorievich Shevchenko (Russian: Дмитрий Игоревич Шевченко; born May 13, 1968, in Taganrog) is a Russian discus thrower who won silver medals at the World and European Championships. Despite this he did not throw past the 70 metres mark until 2002, when he achieved his personal best throw of 70.54 metres in Krasnodar. His three participations in the Olympics were all fruitless, especially the 2004 edition where he exited without any valid throws.

He is a six-time national champion in the discus event. He missed the 1996 and 1997 seasons, due to a doping suspension.[1]

His wife, whom he also coaches, is the hurdler Irina Shevchenko.[2]

International competitions

Representing the
1991Tokyo, Japan7th62.90 m
Representing the
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain8th61.78 m
Representing
1993Stuttgart, Germany2nd66.90 m
1994Helsinki, Finland2nd64.56 m
St. Petersburg, Russia1st64.68 m
1995Gothenburg, Sweden8th63.18 m
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, HungaryNM
Uniondale, United States1st64.81 m
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia11th62.65 m
2001Edmonton, Canada4th67.57 m
2002Munich, Germany6th63.97 m
2003Paris, France10th62.28 m
2004Olympic GamesAthens, GreeceNM
2006Gothenburg, SwedenNM

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mats . Wennerholm . Dopade – och mästare igen . Aftonbladet . 1998-08-24 . Swedish . 2007-03-02 .
  2. EAA profile for Irina Shevchenko