Yury Vasilchanka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Born | 1 April 1994 (age 31) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
Yury Vasilchanka (Belarusian: Юрый Васільчанка; born 1 April 1994) is a Belarusian hammer thrower.
Career
He competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, in the men's 6kg hammer throw, without proceeding to the final.[1] He was a silver medalist at the 2015 European Cup Winter Throwing in the men’s U23 hammer throw competition in Leiria, Portugal.[2] He competed at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, qualifying for the final, however his results men's hammer throw for this time period were later annulled.[3][4]
Vasilchanka threw 76.32 metres to win at a competition in Minsk in May 2021.[5] He became Belarusian national hammer throwing champion for the first time with a victory in Minsk at the Belarus Athletics Championships in June 2021, with a throw of 72.82 metres.[6] Whilst competing in the hammer throw at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Beijing in August 2021, Vasilchanka threw 74.00m to finish seventh in qualifying heat B.[7] In September 2021, he threw 73.14 metres to finish in fifth place at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Kenya.[8]
He threw a distance of 73.62 metres to win the hammer throw at the Belarusian Athletics Championships in June 2024, to become Belarusian national champion for a second time.[9]
He finished runner-up to Siarhei Kalamoyets at the Belarus Winter Throwing Championships in Brest, Belarus in March 2025, with a throw of 70.65 metres.[10]
Doping
Vasilchanka received a four-year doping ban from May 2015 following a positive drug test for a banned substance whilst in competition in Germany.[4]
References
- ^ "Men's Hammer Throw". World Athletics. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Leiria European Cup Winter Throwing". 14 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Tallinn European U23 Championships". Wprld Athletics. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Athletics Vasilchanka Yury - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (18 May 2021). "Wins for Dina Asher-Smith in Italy and Brits in USA – weekly round-up". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Belarus Championships". World Athletics. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Athletics - Qualification - Group B Results". olympics.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Kelsall, Christopher (19 September 2021). "Trayvon Bromell wins Kip Keino Classic in world-leading time, full meet results". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Belarus Championships". 28 June 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "Belarus Winter Throwing Championships". World Athletics. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.