Igor Astapkovich
Igor Astapkovich (born
January 4,
1963 in
Minsk) is a
hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing
USSR and later his home country of
Belarus. He won silver medals at three consecutive
World Championships, and became the 1990 European champion. His personal best throw of 84.62 metres, achieved in 1992, puts him 6th on the all-time performer's list.
Astapkovich is married to discus thrower
Irina Yatchenko. His brother
Konstantin Astapkovich was also an able hammer thrower.
