Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Lykho (; born 16 January 1967, Mikhnevo, Moscow Oblast) is a retired Russian shot putter who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He was stripped of his bronze medal won at the 1990 European Championships in Split due to a doping offence.
International competitions Representing the 1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 2nd Shot put 18.71 m 1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 9th Shot put 19.98 m 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 3rd Shot put 20.70 m European Championships Split, Yugoslavia — Shot put DQ Representing the 1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd Shot put 20.94 mRepresenting 1996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden10thShot put18.80 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece27th (q)Shot put18.04 m
National titles Russian Athletics Championships Shot put: 1992, 1997
See also List of doping cases in athletics List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men) List of 1992 Summer Olympics medal winners Shot put at the Olympics
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