Andrei Mikhnevich
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2003 Paris | Shot put | |
| World Indoor Championships | |||
| Silver | 2006 Moscow | Shot put | |
| IAAF World Athletics Final | |||
| Bronze | 2003 Monaco | Shot put | |
| FISU Universiade | |||
| Gold | 2003 Daegu | Shot put | |
| European Championships | |||
| Silver | 2006 Gothenburg | Shot put | |
Andrei Mikhnevich (Belarusian: Андрэй Міхневіч, Russian: Андрей Анатольевич Михневич; born July 12, 1976 in Babrujsk) is a Belarusian shot putter.
He received a two-year suspension for a doping offense on August 7, 2001. Only 17 days after his suspension ended he became world champion in Paris with a personal best throw of 21.69 metres. He also won the Universiade the same year. His best performance the following two years was a fifth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
In 2006 he finished second both at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow, with a new personal indoor best throw of 21.37 metres, and the 2006 European Championships with 21.11.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 8th | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 9th | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 21.69 PB |
| Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 1st | ||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | ||
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 5th | ||
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | ||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | ||
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 21.73 PB |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | ||
| 2007 | European Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 5th |
[edit] External link
- IAAF profile for Andrei Mikhnevich
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