Vadim Devyatovskiy

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Vadim Devyatovskiy at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan

Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovskiy (Belarusian: Вадзі́м Анато́левіч Дзевято́ўскі, Vadzim Anatolyevich Dzevyatowski, Łacinka: Vadzim Anatołjevič Dzieviatoŭski, Russian: Вади́м Анато́льевич Девято́вский; born March 20, 1977 in Navapołacak, Belarusian SSR, USSR) is a Belarusian hammer thrower.

He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2005 he won the World Championships silver medal. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He originally won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but was later taken away for doping, but reinstated afterwards.[1] Vadim will return to competition in 2010.

Since 2008 he is a coach of Estonian hammer thrower Ellina Anissimova.[2]

Doping allegations

He was suspended from the sport for doping violations from September 18, 2000 to September 17, 2002.[3]

On September 4, 2008 it was reported that Devyatovskiy and the bronze medalist from the Olympics, fellow Belarusian Ivan Tsikhan, were under investigation by the International Olympic Committee for doping offenses. In December 2008, the IOC found him guilty of doping and took away his medal.[4] He appealed the IOC's findings to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[5] In June 2010 the CAS ruled in his favor and he got the medal back.[1]

Achievements

Representing  Belarus
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 2nd
2003 World Championships Paris, France 7th
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 4th
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 6th
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 1st
World Athletics Final Szombathely, Hungary 3rd
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 80.76 m
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 5th
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 5th
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 2nd [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Engeler, Elaine (June 10, 2010). "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-06-15. 
  2. Молотом по всей спортивной Европе, DzD.ee, 20.08.2011
  3. "Devyatovskiy Vadim". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2008-09-05. 
  4. "Murofushi to receive hammer throw bronze after doping ruling". Japan Today. 11 December 2008. 
  5. Associated Press (January 6, 2009). "Belarusians appeal Olympic doping violations". ESPN.com. 



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