Hanna Skydan

Hanna Skydan
Personal information
Born	14 May 1992; Krasnyi Luch, Ukraine
Education	Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Women's athletics
Representing Azerbaijan
Islamic Solidarity Games
European Championships
Universiade

Hanna Skydan (born 14 May 1992 in Krasnyi Luch, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since January 2015) hammer thrower.[2]

She competed for her country of birth at the 2012 Summer Olympics. For Azerbaijan she won the gold medals at the 2015 Summer Universiade and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Her personal best in the event is 75.29 metres set in Baku in 2017.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ukraine
2009	European Youth Olympic Festival	Tampere, Finland	5th	Hammer throw	54.55 m
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	12th	Hammer throw	48.30 m
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	27th (q)	Hammer throw	48.78 m
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	–	Hammer throw	NM
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	19th (q)	Hammer throw	68.50 m
Representing Azerbaijan
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	1st	Hammer throw	70.67 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	23rd (q)	Hammer throw	66.91 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	Hammer throw	73.83 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th (q)	Hammer throw	70.09 m
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	1st	Hammer throw	75.29 m
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	5th	Hammer throw	73.38 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	–	Hammer throw	NM
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	Hammer throw	72.10 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	Hammer throw	72.83 m

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