Pavel Lyzhyn

Pavel Lyzhyn

Personal information
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	24 March 1981 Russia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put, Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	21.21 m
Medal record World Student Games 2003 Daegu Shot put European Indoor Championships 2007 Birmingham Shot put

Pavel Lyzhyn (Belarusian: Павел Лыжын, Pavieł Łyžyn, born 24 March 1981 in the Russian SFSR) is a Belarusian shot putter.

His personal best throw is 21.21 metres from 2010. He threw a personal best throw of 20.98 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing which translated into a fourth place, just 5 cm short of the bronze medal winner and 11 cm short of the silver.

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 8th, with a throw of 20.69 m.^[1]

Other Events

Lyzhyn also throws the discus, and has a personal best throw of 61.72 metres^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belarus
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	4th	Shot put	19.00 m
			7th	Discus	56.24 m
2001	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th	Shot put	18.59 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	6th	Shot put	19.79 m
2003	European U23 Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Shot put	20.43 m
	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	2nd	Shot put	20.72 m
2005	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	5th	Shot put	19.28 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	Shot put	19.51 m
2007	European Indoor Championships	Birmingham, England	2nd	Shot put	20.82 PBi
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	4th	Shot put	20.98 PB
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	Shot put	20.98
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th	Shot put	20.11 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	8th	Shot put	20.69

References

Notes

1. http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/shot-put-m
2. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=178126/index.html

Source

• Pavel Lyzhyn profile at IAAF