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Vadim Devyatovskiy

1977 - Today

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Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovsky (Belarusian: Вадзім Анатольевіч Дзевятоўскі, Vadzim Anatoljevič Dzieviatoŭski, Russian: Вади́м Анато́льевич Девято́вский; born 20 March 1977 in Navapołacak, Belarusian SSR, USSR) is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2005 he won the World Championships after his countryman Ivan Tsikhan was stripped of his gold medal because of doping violations. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He originally won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was later taken away for doping, but reinstated afterwards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Vadim Devyatovskiy is the 3,127th most popular athlete (down from 2,860th in 2024), the 241st most popular biography from Belarus (down from 226th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Belarusian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vadim Devyatovskiy ranks 3,122 out of 6,025. Before him are Daniele Scarpa. After him are Markus Schmidt, Carol Lewis, Robert de Castella, Mihaela Armășescu, Andrejus Zadneprovskis, Noah Lyles, Samuel Wanjiru, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Butch Reynolds, Tanyu Kiryakov, and Kim Dong-hyeon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Vadim Devyatovskiy ranks 558. Before him are Sam Esmail, Paula Echevarría, Fernando Vicente, Maria Rita, Stephon Marbury, and Miyu Matsuki. After him are Leoš Friedl, Oh Sang-eun, Yoshi Tatsu, Anna Kovalchuk, Lilia Vaygina-Efremova, and Nelsan Ellis.

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In Belarus

Among people born in Belarus, Vadim Devyatovskiy ranks 241 out of 368. Before him are Aleksandr Kuschynski (1979), Oleg Novitsky (1971), Igor Lapshin (1963), Sergei Gurenko (1972), Ilya Smirin (1968), and Krystsina Tsimanouskaya (1996). After him are Ruslan Salei (1974), Gary Vaynerchuk (1975), Alyaksandr Khatskevich (1973), Viktor Khrenin (1971), Aliaksandra Herasimenia (1985), and Veronika Tsepkalo (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Belarus

Among athletes born in Belarus, Vadim Devyatovskiy ranks 21. Before him are Natallia Sazanovich (1973), Yaroslav Rybakov (1980), Aleksandr Potashov (1962), Aleksandr Karshakevich (1959), Igor Lapshin (1963), and Krystsina Tsimanouskaya (1996). After him are Aksana Miankova (1982), Yulia Nestsiarenka (1979), Aleksandr Kovalenko (1963), Ekaterina Karsten (1972), Vladimir Dubrovshchik (1972), and Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya (1976).

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