Roman Virastyuk | |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
Fullname: | Roman Yaroslavovych Virastyuk |
Native Name: | Роман Ярославович Вірастюк |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Birth Place: | Ivano Frankivsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Death Place: | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Height: | 189 cm |
Weight: | 135 kg |
Country: | Ukraine |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Shot put |
Pb: | 21.34 m (2000) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Roman Yaroslavovych Virastyuk (Ukrainian: Роман Ярославович Вірастюк; 20 April 1968 – 27 July 2019) was a Ukrainian shot putter,[1] best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Athletics Championships and the sixth place at the 1996 Olympic Games. His personal best was 21.34 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Ivano-Frankivsk. He was a brother of Vasyl Virastyuk.
Representing | |||||
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1994 | Paris, France | 11th | 18.70 m | ||
Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 19.59 m | |||
1995 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7th | 19.66 m | ||
Rome, Italy | 2nd | 18.73 m | |||
1996 | Atlanta, United States | 6th | 20.45 m | ||
1997 | Athens, Greece | 6th | 20.12 m | ||
1998 | Valencia, Spain | 5th | 20.21 m | ||
1999 | Zagreb, Croatia | 2nd | 19.90 m | ||
2000 | Ghent, Belgium | 5th | 20.07 m | ||
2001 | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th | 19.55 m | ||
2002 | Munich, Germany | 9th | 19.52 m | ||
2003 | Paris, France | 9th | 19.61 m | ||
Catania, Italy | 2nd | 19.30 m |