Ivan Tikhon
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Ivan Tsikhan, also spelled sometimes as Ivan Tikhon is a Belarus
ian hammer throw
er. He is a three-time world champion, an Olympic medalist, and European champion.
in Belarusian SSR. He now lives in Hrodna
, Belarus. His wife Volha is also an athlete, a discus
thrower. They have one son, Ivan. Tsikhan is coached by the former Olympic champion Sergei Litvinov. He is 185 cm tall and weighs 105 kg.
, but without reaching the final. He also failed to do so at the 1998 European Championships
, but finished tied for third in the final at the 2000 Olympic Games
. Unfortunately he was ranked fourth because he did not have a superior second best. He then finished sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade
and ninth at the 2002 European Championships
, and competed at the 2001 World Championships
without reaching the final.
The year 2003 was Tsikhan's break out season. He surpassed the 80-metre barrier for the first time. He became world champion for the first time in 2003
in Paris
, with a throw of 83.03 meters. He won the 2003 Summer Universiade
, and finished third at the inaugural World Athletics Final
. He had a best of 84.32 metres, achieved in August in Minsk
.
In 2004, At the 2004 Olympic Games
in Athens
Tsikhan won the silver medal with a throw of 79.81 metres. At the World Athletics Final
he took the silver. He had a best of 84.46 metres, achieved in August in Minsk
.
In 2005, at the 2005 World Championships he successfully defended his world title from Paris with a throw of 83.89 metres. In the Belarusian national championship in Brest
in July, he came within one centimeter of the world record of 86.74 held by Youri Sedykh since 1986. At the end of the season he won the World Athletics Final
.
In 2006, Tsikhan won the European Championships
. He also finished second at the 2006 World Athletics Final
and the 2006 World Cup
. His season's best throe was 81.12 metres.
In 2007 Tsikhan won his third World Championships
with a throw of 83.64 metres. This was his season's best. He again won the 2007 World Athletics Final
.
In 2008, Tsikhan had a season's best of 84.51 metres, achieved in July in Grodno. He finished third at the 2008 Olympic Games with a throw of 81.51 metres.
tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone
after the hammer throw finals on August 12, 2008. Both were stripped of their medals by the International Olympic Committee
. Both men have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
. If the Court rejected their appeal, Tsikhan would have served a two-year suspension and been banned from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
.
However, In June of 2010 the CAS ruled in his favor and due to discrepancies in drug testing he was reawarded his bronze medal.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
er. He is a three-time world champion, an Olympic medalist, and European champion.
Biography
Tsikhan was born in the village of Hlasievicy, Slonim district, Hrodna voblastHrodna Voblast
Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast is a voblast in northwestern Belarus.The capital - Grodno is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of...
in Belarusian SSR. He now lives in Hrodna
Hrodna
Grodno or Hrodna , is a city in Belarus. It is located on the Neman River , close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania . It has 327,540 inhabitants...
, Belarus. His wife Volha is also an athlete, a discus
Discus
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thrower. They have one son, Ivan. Tsikhan is coached by the former Olympic champion Sergei Litvinov. He is 185 cm tall and weighs 105 kg.
Sport career
Tsikhan competed at his first World Championships in 19971997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
, but without reaching the final. He also failed to do so at the 1998 European Championships
1998 European Championships in Athletics
The 17th European Athletics Championships were held from 18 August to 23 August 1998 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary.-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Track:1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |-Field:...
, but finished tied for third in the final at the 2000 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
The Men's Hammer Throw at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24....
. Unfortunately he was ranked fourth because he did not have a superior second best. He then finished sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade
Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade
At the 2001 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country, China, took the most gold medals and the most medals overall . The United States were a close...
and ninth at the 2002 European Championships
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 competed at the 2001 World Championships
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...
without reaching the final.
The year 2003 was Tsikhan's break out season. He surpassed the 80-metre barrier for the first time. He became world champion for the first time in 2003
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, with a throw of 83.03 meters. He won the 2003 Summer Universiade
Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade was held on the Daegu World Cup Stadium in Daegu, South Korea, between 25 August and 30 August 2003.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics...
, and finished third at the inaugural World Athletics Final
2003 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 1st IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 13 September and 14 September 2003.The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary a week previous as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.One of the...
. He had a best of 84.32 metres, achieved in August in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
.
In 2004, At the 2004 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Hammer Throw
The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
Tsikhan won the silver medal with a throw of 79.81 metres. At the World Athletics Final
2004 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 2nd IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on September 18, and September 19, 2004.The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary a week previous as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.One of...
he took the silver. He had a best of 84.46 metres, achieved in August in Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
.
In 2005, at the 2005 World Championships he successfully defended his world title from Paris with a throw of 83.89 metres. In the Belarusian national championship in Brest
Brest, Belarus
Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...
in July, he came within one centimeter of the world record of 86.74 held by Youri Sedykh since 1986. At the end of the season he won the World Athletics Final
2005 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on September 9, and September 10, 2005.The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary on September 3 as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.- Medal...
.
In 2006, Tsikhan won the European Championships
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"...
. He also finished second at the 2006 World Athletics Final
2006 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 4th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 9 and September 10, 2006.-Results:-External links:*...
and the 2006 World Cup
2006 IAAF World Cup
The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece....
. His season's best throe was 81.12 metres.
In 2007 Tsikhan won his third World Championships
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
with a throw of 83.64 metres. This was his season's best. He again won the 2007 World Athletics Final
2007 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 5th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 22 and September 23, 2007.-Men:- Women :-External links:*...
.
In 2008, Tsikhan had a season's best of 84.51 metres, achieved in July in Grodno. He finished third at the 2008 Olympic Games with a throw of 81.51 metres.
Doping Offense
Both Tsikhan and silver medalist and fellow Belarusian Vadim DevyatovskiyVadim Devyatovskiy
Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovsky is a Belarusian hammer thrower.He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2005 he won the World Championships silver medal. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He originally won a silver medal at the 2008...
tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone
Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands...
after the hammer throw finals on August 12, 2008. Both were stripped of their medals by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
. Both men have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
. If the Court rejected their appeal, Tsikhan would have served a two-year suspension and been banned from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
.
However, In June of 2010 the CAS ruled in his favor and due to discrepancies in drug testing he was reawarded his bronze medal.
Distance Progression
- 2008 84.51 Grodno 09/07/2008
- 2007 83.63 Osaka 27/08/2007
- 2006 81.12 Stuttgart 10/09/2006
- 2005 86.73 Brest, BLR 03/07/2005
- 2004 84.46 Minsk 07/05/2004
- 2003 84.32 Minsk 08/08/2003
- 2002 79.04 Minsk 29/06/2002
- 2001 78.73 Brest, BLR 08/06/2001
- 2000 79.85 Minsk 27/06/2000
- 1999 70.37 04/09/1999
- 1998 78.03 Saint-Denis 04/06/1998
- 1997 77.46 Turku 11/07/1997
- 1996 75.32 Minsk 13/07/1996
- 1995 66.84 01/01/1995
- 1994 62.66 01/01/1994
- 1993 61.32 13/07/1993
- 1992 55.91 06/05/1992