| Fullname: | Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich |
| Native Name: | Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч |
| Birth Place: | Navapolatsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
| Spouse: | Iryna Yatchenko |
| Nationality: | Belarusian |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Weight: | 120 kg |
| Country: | (1986-1991) (1992) (1993-2004) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Hammer throw |
| Pb: | 84.62 m (1992) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich, be|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.
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]
| Representing the | |||||
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| 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 | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 80.94 m | ||
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| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | 81.96 m | |
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| 1993 | Stuttgart, Germany | 2nd | 79.88 m | ||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 80.40 m | |
| 1995 | 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 | Catania, Italy | 7th | 73.80 m | ||
| 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 | Seville, Spain | 9th | 76.02 m | ||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 79.17 m | |
| 2001 | Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 6th | 74.85 m | |
| Edmonton, Canada | 7th | 79.72 m | |||
| 2002 | IAAF Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | 5th | 78.40 m | |
| 2003 | Paris, France | - | NM | ||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 9th | 76.22 m | |