Igor Astapkovich

Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich, Belarusian: Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч; born 4 January 1963, in Navapolatsk^[1]) is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing the Soviet Union and later his home country of Belarus.

Igor Astapkovich

Personal information
Native name	Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч
Full name	Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	4 January 1963 (1963-01-04) (age 61) Navapolatsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Spouse	Iryna Yatchenko
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1986-1991)  Unified Team (1992)  Belarus (1993-2004)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	84.62 m (1992)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  Soviet Union World Championships 1991 Tokyo Hammer European Championships 1990 Split Hammer Universiade 1987 Zagreb Hammer throw 1989 Duisburg Hammer throw Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Hammer Representing  Belarus 2000 Sydney Hammer Representing  Belarus World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Hammer 1995 Gothenburg Hammer European Championships 1994 Helsinki Hammer

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.^[2]