Pavel Lyzhyn

Pavel Lyzhyn
Personal information
Nationality Belarusian
Born 24 March 1981
Russia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Shot put, Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 21.21 m

Pavel Lyzhyn (Belarusian: Павел Лыжын, Pavieł Łyžyn, born 24 March 1981 in the Russian SFSR) is a Belarusian shot putter.

His personal best throw is 21.21 metres from 2010. He threw a personal best throw of 20.98 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing which translated into a fourth place, just 5 cm short of the bronze medal winner and 11 cm short of the silver.

He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 8th, with a throw of 20.69 m.[1]

Other Events

Lyzhyn also throws the discus, and has a personal best throw of 61.72 metres[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 4th
7th Discus throw
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 6th
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 2nd
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 5th
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 10th 19.51
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 2nd 20.82 PBi
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 4th 20.98 PB
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 6th 20.98
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th 20.11 m
2012 Olympic Games London, Great Britain 8th 20.69

References

  1. ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/shot-put-m
  2. ↑ http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=178126/index.html