Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich, ; born 4 January 1963, in Navapolatsk) 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.Игорь АСТАПКОВИЧ: «Здесь прошли первые свидания с моей будущей женой»
International competitions Representing the 1987World Student GamesZagreb, Yugoslavia 1st78.46 m1989World Student GamesDuisburg, Germany 1st80.56 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States 1st84.12 mEuropean ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia 1st84.14 m1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd80.94 mRepresenting 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 2nd81.96 m Representing 1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 2nd79.88 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 2nd80.40 m1995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd81.10 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States7th78.20 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalMilan, Italy 2nd79.84 m1997World Student Games Catania, Italy7th73.80 m World Championships Athens, Greece5th79.70 m 1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7th77.81 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalBudapest, Hungary4th78.02 m1999World Championships Seville, Spain9th76.02 m 2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia 3rd79.17 m2001Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia6th74.85 mWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada7th79.72 m 2002IAAF Grand Prix FinalParis, France5th78.40 m2003 World Championships Paris, France—NM 2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece9th76.22 m
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