Ivan Ivanov (shot putter)

Ivan Ivanov (Kazakh or Russian: Иван Иванов; born 3 January 1992) is a Kazakhstani shot putter.[4] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics without qualifying for the final. Ivanov won bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Championships and 2018 Asian Games. His personal bests in the event are 20.95 metres outdoors (Almaty 2019) and 20.51 metres indoors (Ust-Kamenogorsk 2016), both being the current national records.

Ivan Ivanov
Ivanov at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Born (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992
Ushtobe, Kazakhstan
EducationZhetysu State University[1]
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight160 kg (353 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put
Coached byVladimir Zinchenko (personal)
Viktor Evsyukov (personal)[3]

Ivanov took up shot put in 2006 following his brother. A month later, aged 14, he competed at his first national championships. He regularly trains in Portugal because his coach Vladimir Zinchenko is based in that country.[3]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Kazakhstan
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 32nd (q) Shot put (5 kg) 16.53 m
– Discus throw (1.5 kg) NM
2010 Asian Junior Championships Hanoi, Vietnam 5th Shot put (6 kg) 16.12 m
6th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 50.75 m
2012 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 6th Shot put 17.74 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 7th Shot put 18.34 m
2014 Asian Beach Games Phuket, Thailand 3rd Shot put 17.42 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 7th Shot put 17.78 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 33rd (q) Shot put 17.38 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 3rd Shot put 19.41 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 14th (q) Shot put 17.22 m
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 1st Shot put 19.60 m
2018 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 5th Shot put 18.31 m
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Shot put 19.40 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Shot put 19.09 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 30th (q) Shot put 19.73 m
2023 Asian Indoor Championships Astana, Kazakhstan 4th Shot put 18.10 m
Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 3rd Shot put 19.87 m
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 7th Shot put 18.68 m

References
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  3. Ivan Ivanov. asiangames2018.id
  4. Ivan Ivanov at World Athletics
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