Dmitriy Shevchenko (athlete)

Dmitriy Shevchenko

Personal information
Native name	Дмитрий Игорьевич Шевченко
Full name	Dmitriy Igorievich Shevchenko
Nationality	Russian
Born	May 13, 1968 (age 47) Taganrog, Soviet Union
Years active	1990–2006
Height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Club	Dynamo Krasnodar Dynamo Moscow
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2006
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	70.54 m (2002)
Medal record Competitor for  Russia Men's Athletics World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Discus European Championships 1994 Helsinki Discus Goodwill Games 1994 St. Petersburg Discus 1998 Uniondale Discus

Dmitriy Igorievich Shevchenko (Russian: Дмитрий Игорьевич 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]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th	62.90 m
Representing the  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	8th	61.78 m
Representing  Russia
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	66.90 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	64.56 m
	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	1st	64.68 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	63.18 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	NM
	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	1st	64.81 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	11th	62.65 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th	67.57 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	6th	63.97 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	10th	62.28 m
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". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2007-03-02.
2. EAA profile for Irina Shevchenko

• Dmitriy Shevchenko profile at IAAF
• Dmitriy Shevchenko