Dmitriy Shevchenko (athlete)

Dmitriy Shevchenko (Russian: Дмитрий Шевченко; 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.^[1]

His wife, whom he also coaches, is the hurdler Irina Shevchenko.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th
Representing the  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th
Representing  Russia
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd
	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	1st
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	NM
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	11th
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th	66.55 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	63.97 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	10th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	—	NM
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	NM

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

References

1. ^ Wennerholm, Mats (1998-08-24). "Dopade – och mästare igen" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sport/9808/24/doping.html. Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
2. ^ EAA profile for Irina Shevchenko

• IAAF profile for Dmitriy Shevchenko
• Dmitriy Shevchenko

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Name	Shevchenko, Dmitriy
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Date of birth	1968-05-13
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