Pavel Kanstantsinavich Lyzhyn (, born 24 March 1981 in Vysokaye) is a Belarusian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.21 metres from 2010. He threw a personal best throw of 20.98 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing which originally translated into a fourth place, just 5 cm short of the bronze medal winner and 11 cm short of the silver. However, on 25 November 2016 the IOC disqualified him from the 2008 Olympic Games and struck his results from the record for failing a drugs test in a re-analysis of his doping sample from 2008.
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 8th, with a throw of 20.69 m.
Lyzhyn also throws the discus, and has a personal best throw of 61.72 metres
Achievements Representing 2000World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile4thShot put19.00 m7thDiscus56.24 m2001European U23 ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8thShot put18.59 m2002European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6thShot put19.79 m2003European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland1stShot put20.43 mUniversiade Daegu, South Korea 2ndShot put20.72 m2005Universiade İzmir, Turkey 5thShot put19.28 m2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10thShot put19.51 m2007European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 2ndShot put20.82 PBi2008Olympic Games Beijing, China DSQShot put for doping2009World Championships Berlin, Germany DSQShot put20.982010European Championships Barcelona, Spain DSQShot put20.11 m2012Olympic Games London, Great Britain 8thShot put20.69
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