Ivan Tsikhan

Ivan Tsikhan
Tsikhan at the 2007 World Championships
Personal information
Native nameІван Рыгоравіч Ціхан
Full nameIvan Ryhoravich Tsikhan
NationalityBelarusian
Born24 July 1976 (1976-07-24) (age 48)
Hloŭsievičy, Slonim District, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubDynamo Hrodna[1]
Coached bySergey Litvinov[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best84.51 m (2008)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2004 Athens Hammer
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Hammer[3]
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Hammer
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris Hammer
Disqualified 2005 Helsinki Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2007 Osaka Hammer
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam Hammer
Disqualified 2006 Gothenburg Hammer
IAAF World Cup in Athletics
Silver medal – second place 2006 Athens Hammer
IAAF World Athletics Final
Disqualified 2005 Monaco Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2007 Stuggart Hammer
Disqualified 2004 Monaco Hammer
Silver medal – second place 2006 Stuggart Hammer
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Monaco Hammer
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Hammer
Tsikhan (right) on a 2016 stamp of Belarus

Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan[4] (born 24 July 1976) is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic medalist.

  1. ^ a b c Ivan Tikhon. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Koerner, Brendan I. (16 June 2011) "86.74 is going to stand for a long time". ESPN
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ReinstatementOfMedal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Also spelled as Ivan Grigoryevich Tikhon, Belarusian: Іва́н Рыго́равіч Ці́хан, Łacinka: Ivan Ryhoravič Cichan