- Vadim Devyatovskiy
Vadim Devyatovskiy ( _be. Вадзім Дзевятоўскі, Vadzim Dzieviatoǔski; born
March 20 1977 inNavapołacak ) is aBelarus ianhammer throw er.He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2005 he won the World Championships silver medal. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
He also is well known for telling the hammer to go farther after releasing.Fact|date=August 2008
Doping Allegations
He was suspended from the sport from
September 18 ,2000 toSeptember 17 ,2002 . [ [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=139904/index.html IAAF - Biography] . Retrieved on 2008-09-05.]On
September 4 , 2008 it was reported that Devyatovskiy and the bronze medalist from the Olympics, fellow BelarusianIvan Tsikhan , are under investigation byInternational Olympic Committee for doping offenses. If they are found guilty, the two hammer throwers will be disqualified and forced to return their medals. Since Devyatovskiy has been suspended for doping offenses, he will face a lifetime ban if found guilty. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/09/04/games.drugs.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest "Drugs hammer blow hits Belarusian medalists"] , "CNN.com ", 2008-09-04. Retrieved on 2008-09-05.]Achievements
References
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