Dmitriy Igorievich Shevchenko (; born May 13, 1968, in Taganrog) is a Russian discus thrower who won silver medals at the World and European Championships. Despite this he did not throw past the 70 metres mark until 2002, when he achieved his personal best throw of 70.54 metres in Krasnodar. His three participations in the Olympics were all fruitless, especially the 2004 edition where he exited without any valid throws.
He is a six-time national champion in the discus event. He missed the 1996 and 1997 seasons, due to a doping suspension.
His wife, whom he also coaches, is the hurdler Irina Shevchenko.EAA profile for Irina Shevchenko
International competitions Representing the 1991World Championships Tokyo, Japan7th62.90 mRepresenting the 1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain8th61.78 mRepresenting 1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 2nd66.90 m1994European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd64.56 mGoodwill Games St. Petersburg, Russia 1st64.68 m1995World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden8th63.18 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary —NMGoodwill Games Uniondale, United States 1st64.81 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia11th62.65 m2001World Championships Edmonton, Canada4th67.57 m2002European Championships Munich, Germany6th63.97 m2003World Championships Paris, France10th62.28 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece —NM2006European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden —NM
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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