Iryna Yatchenko
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Iryna Yatchenko |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Belarus |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Discus | |
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Discus | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Paris | Discus | |
Iryna Yatchenko (born October 31, 1965 in Gomel) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 2003.
Her personal best is 69.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Minsk.
Yatchenko is married to Igor Astapkovich, a hammer thrower.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 5th | [1] |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 12th | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | [2] |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 9th | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 8th | ||
| 2004 | Summer Olympics | Athens, Greece | 3rd | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | ||
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Paris, France | 10th |
[edit] References
IAAF profile for Iryna Yatchenko
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Preceded by Natalya Sadova |
Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2004 |
Succeeded by Vera Pospíšilová |
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