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Igor Astapkovich

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Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich, Belarusian: Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Igor Astapkovich is the 2,257th most popular athlete (down from 2,151st in 2024), the 196th most popular biography from Belarus (up from 200th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Belarusian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Igor Astapkovich ranks 2,257 out of 6,025. Before him are Tomas Johansson, Andrei Mikhnevich, Ivan Udodov, Walter Mahlendorf, Foy Draper, and William Tanui. After him are Boris Nikolov, Walter Chaffe, Raúl González, Christine Laser, Guillermo Douglas, and Herb McKenley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Igor Astapkovich ranks 563. Before him are Pavel Vrba, Yuri Kasparyan, Chanoch Nissany, Biagio Antonacci, Philippe Bugalski, and Amir Ghalenoei. After him are Miriam Blasco, Jimmy DeGrasso, Sanja Doležal, Naja Marie Aidt, Zina Garrison, and Enrico Colantoni.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Igor Astapkovich ranks 196 out of 368. Before him are Sergey Gotsmanov (1959), Vladimir Makei (1958), Andrey Melnichenko (1972), Nadzeya Ostapchuk (1980), Leonard Chess (1917), and Andrei Mikhnevich (1976). After him are Aleksandr Kurlovich (1961), Alexander Turchin (1975), Mikola Statkevich (1956), Valyantsin Byalkevich (1973), Ivan Tsikhan (1976), and Sergei Borovsky (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In Belarus

Among athletes born in Belarus, Igor Astapkovich ranks 11. Before him are Leonid Taranenko (1956), Darya Domracheva (1986), Rita Achkina (1938), Iryna Yatchenko (1965), Nadzeya Ostapchuk (1980), and Andrei Mikhnevich (1976). After him are Aleksandr Kurlovich (1961), Ivan Tsikhan (1976), Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (1957), Natallia Sazanovich (1973), Yaroslav Rybakov (1980), and Aleksandr Potashov (1962).

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