Andriy Skvaruk
Andriy Bohdanovych Skvaruk (Ukrainian: Андрій богданович Скварук; born 9 March 1967 in Brodivsky, Lviv) is a retired hammer thrower from Ukraine, whose personal best throw is 82.62 m (271.1 ft), achieved in April 2002 in Koncha-Zaspa.
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| Native name | Андрій богданович Скварук | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Andriy Bohdanovych Skvaruk | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1967 (age 56) Brodivsky, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ukraine | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Rovno ZS | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 82.62 m (2002) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | NM |
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 11th | 74.22 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 4th | 79.92 m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 81.46 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th | 75.56 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | 78.80 m |
| World Military Games | Zagreb, Croatia | 1st | 79.76 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 10th | 75.50 m |
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 81.43 m | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 79.93 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | 80.15 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 79.68 m |
| World Athletics Final | Szombathely, Hungary | 5th | 78.76 m | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | 76.01 m |
| 2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | — | NM |
External links
- Andriy Skvaruk at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andriy Skvaruk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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