Andriy Semenov (; born 4 July 1984 in OrheiAndriy Semenov , Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games) is a Ukrainian shot putter.
Semenov was born in Moldavian SSR; he does his trainings in Odessa. He finished fourth at the 2001 World Youth Championships. He competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, and with a throw of 20.01 metres he was only 1 centimetre short of a place in the final, among the top twelve. Semenov also competed at the 2012 Olympic Games.
His personal best throw is 20.63 metres, achieved in August 2011 in Donetsk.
In August 2019, Semenov received a 2 year doping ban after a re-testing case from the 2011 World Championships. All of his results from 22 August 2011 to 21 August 2013 were disqualified.
Competition record Representing 2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary4thDiscus throw (1.5 kg)58.38 m2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica30th (q)Discus throw (1.75 kg)48.38 m2007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom17th (q)Shot put18.41 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China14th (q)Shot put20.01 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain15th (q)Shot put19.31 m2011European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France10th (q)Shot put19.47 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea22nd (q) (DQ)Shot put19.45 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom – (DQ)Shot putNM2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden14th (q) (DQ)Shot put19.53 m
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