Oleksandr Krykun
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Native name | Олександр Володимирович Крикун | |||||||||||||
Full name | Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Krykun | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Ukrainian | |||||||||||||
Born | 1 March 1968 Leipzig, Saxony, East Germany | (age 53)|||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Country | Ukraine | |||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 81.66 m (2004) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Krykun (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Крикун; born 1 March 1968 in Leipzig, Sachsen) is a former Ukrainian hammer thrower. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Krykun won a bronze medal in hammer throw, averaging heaves of 80.02 meters.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Ukraine | ||||
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 76.08 m | |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th | 75.52 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 3rd | 80.02 m |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | 77.14 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 20th | 74.83 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 22nd | 74.43 m |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 18th | 76.92 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 21st | 73.58 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 18th | 75.42 m |
References[]
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian male hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine
- Olympic athletes of Ukraine
- Athletes from Leipzig
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- Ukrainian athletics biography stubs
- Ukrainian Olympic medalist stubs