Oleksandr Pyatnytsya

Oleksandr Pyatnytsya

Personal information
Born	July 14, 1985 Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Javelin
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games 2012 London Javelin throw European U23 Championships 2007 Debrecen Javelin throw

Oleksandr Sergiyovich Pyatnytsya (Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович П'ятниця; born 14 July 1985 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 86.12 metres, achieved in May 2012 in Kyiv, which was a new national record.

He won the bronze medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships and finished fifth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. He also competed at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships without reaching the final.

He won the silver medal in London Olympics 2012 with a throw of 84,51m, which was only 7cm shorter than Keshorn Walcott's winning throw.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	3rd	76.28 m
2009	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	5th	80.60 m
2010	European Cup Winter Throwing	Arles, France	2nd	78.38 m
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	4th	82.01 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	29th (q)	73.56 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	81.41 m
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	2nd	84.51 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	21st (q)	74.69 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2007 - 76.28
• 2008 - 78.54
• 2009 - 81.96
• 2010 - 84.11
• 2011 - 82.61
• 2012 - 86.12
• 2013 - 77.46
• 2014 - 81.10
• 2015 - 81.63

References

External links

• Oleksandr Pyatnytsya profile at IAAF