Ivan Emilianov is a Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

n shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

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He competed at the Olympic Games in 2000

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

The Men's Shot Put event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Friday, September 22.The shot put has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896....

, 2004

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

The Shot Put events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held on 18 August 2004 at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at this venue, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have...

 and 2008

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...

, the World Championships in 2001

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

 and 2007

2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's shot put

The Men's Shot Put event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 25, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Final:-Group A:-Group B:...

, the World Indoor Championships in 2004

2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships

The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004...

 and 2008

2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's Shot Put

-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification rule: qualification standar 20.20m or at least best 8 qualified-Final:...

 and the European Championships in 2002

2002 European Championships in Athletics

The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...

 and 2006

2006 European Championships in Athletics

The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit"...

 without reaching the finals.

He achieved his best throw of 20.64 metres on May 29, 2011 at the Moldovan Championships in Chişinău

Chisinau

Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

, Moldova

Moldova

Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...

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He has 20.26 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2000 in Chişinău. He improved his own Moldovan national record

Moldovan records in athletics

The following are the national records in athletics in Moldova maintained by its national athletics federation: Federatia de Atletism din Republica Moldova .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified-External links:*...

in the shot put at the an indoor meet in Moldova in February, launching the implement 20.31 m.