Yuriy Bilonoh

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Medal record
Men’s athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2004 Athens Shot put
World Championships
Bronze 2003 Paris Shot put

Yuriy Bilonoh (Ukrainian: Юрій Білоног, also romanized as Yuriy Bilonog, born March 9, 1974 in Bilopillya, Sumy) is a Ukrainian shot putter. He began athletics at a Children and Youth Sports School in Bilopillya, where his first trainer was Vladimir Belikov. [1] Bilonoh won the gold medal in his event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics he had finished fifth. In 2002 he was European champion. Bilonoh, who now lives in Odessa, is 200 cm (6'7") tall and weighs 132 kg (290 lb).

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  1. ^ Газета "Ваш Шанс"

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Olympic champions in men's shot put
1896: Robert Garrett • 1900: Richard Sheldon • 1904: Ralph Rose • 1906: Martin Sheridan • 1908: Ralph Rose • 1912: Patrick McDonald • 1920: Ville Pörhölä • 1924: Clarence Houser • 1928: John Kuck • 1932: Leo Sexton • 1936: Hans Woellke • 1948: Wilbur Thompson • 1952: Parry O'Brien • 1956: Parry O'Brien • 1960: Bill Nieder • 1964: Dallas Long • 1968: Randy Matson • 1972: Władysław Komar • 1976: Udo Beyer • 1980: Vladimir Kiselyov • 1984: Alessandro Andrei • 1988: Ulf Timmermann • 1992: Mike Stulce • 1996: Randy Barnes • 2000: Arsi Harju • 2004: Yuriy Bilonoh
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