Oleksiy Semenov

Oleksiy Semenov
Personal information
Full name Oleksiy Serhiyovych Semenov
Nationality  Ukraine
Born (1982-06-27) 27 June 1982
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 118 kg (260 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus throw
Club Dynamo Donetsk

Oleksiy Serhiyovych Semenov (Ukrainian: Олексій Сергійович Семенов; born June 27, 1982) is a Ukrainian discus thrower.[1] He competed for the men's event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished twenty-fourth in the qualification round, with a distance of 60.18 metres. His personal best in the outdoor season is 65.96 metres, which was further achieved on July 15, 2012 in Kiev.

Semenov is currently a member of Dynamo Donetsk for track and field.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1999 World Youth Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 9th Discus throw (1.5 kg) 51.92 m[2]
2001 European Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 8th Discus throw 50.40 m[3]
2003 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 10th Discus throw 54.16 m[4]
2005 Universiade Izmir, Turkey 14th (q) Discus throw 56.74 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 24th (q) Discus throw 61.26 m
2009 European Team Championships Leiria, Portugal 4th Discus throw 59.79 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 26th (q) Discus throw 58.78 m
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 31st (q) Discus throw 56.42 m
2011 European Team Championships Stockholm, Sweden 8th Discus throw 56.30 m

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Oleksiy Semenov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WYC/WYC1999.html#30093 Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/EUJC/EUJC2001.html#20095
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20040203214017/http://www.european-athletics.org/eve/echu23/result03/re0860040.PDF


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