Yury Shayunou
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Yury Shayunou is a Belarus
sian hammer throw
er, coached by his father Victor Shayunou. Yury Shayunou has a personal best of 80.72 meters with the 7.26 kg (or 16 lbs) implement, achieved on July 6, 2009 in Minsk at the Romuald Klim Trophy. He has an orthodox countering technique and relies on his controlled throwing, instead of overpowering the hammer with pure strength. He is therefore an efficient and reliable type of thrower, with a high lowest level in comparison to other hammer throwers of the same calibre.
. Yury Shayunou had his breakthrough on July 15, 2007, when he won the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships
. After a fourth place at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics
, he had now surpassed every opponent under 23 years of age in the world. His result was 74,92 meters with the 7,26 kg implement. In 2009 Yury Shayunou won the Belarussian national championship, in the absence of Ivan Tikhon and Vadim Devyatovskiy, with 78.76 meters. He later won the 2009 world student games
with 76,92 meters and the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships
with 78,16 meters. Yury Shayunou also attended the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
in which he went in as second in the world rankings after Hungarian Krísztian Párs. Though, he only finished 12:th in the qualifications with a performance of 71,37 followed by two fouls which would not be good enough to grab a position among the 12 best in any of the qualifying groups.
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 ,...
sian 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, coached by his father Victor Shayunou. Yury Shayunou has a personal best of 80.72 meters with the 7.26 kg (or 16 lbs) implement, achieved on July 6, 2009 in Minsk at the Romuald Klim Trophy. He has an orthodox countering technique and relies on his controlled throwing, instead of overpowering the hammer with pure strength. He is therefore an efficient and reliable type of thrower, with a high lowest level in comparison to other hammer throwers of the same calibre.
Career
Yury Shayunou held a relatively low profile in his younger years, considering that the leader of the youth world rankings in 2004 threw almost 9½ meters farther. With a personal best of 73,86 meters with the 5 kg implement, Yury Shayunou was 8th in the IAAF world rankings in 2004. At the age of 18, being a junior, Yury Shayunou threw the 6 kg implement 74,78 meters claiming the bronze medal at the 2005 European Athletics Junior ChampionshipsEuropean Athletics Junior Championships
The European Athletics Junior Championships are the European championships open for those of age. The IAAF defines Junior as athletes who are 19 years of age or under. It is currently organized by the European Athletic Association....
. Yury Shayunou had his breakthrough on July 15, 2007, when he won the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships
2007 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 6th European Athletics U23 Championships was held between 12 and 15 July 2007 in the Gyulai István Athletic Stadium in Debrecen, Hungary.- Men :- Women :-Medal table:-References:General*-External links:**...
. After a fourth place at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics
2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Center in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China....
, he had now surpassed every opponent under 23 years of age in the world. His result was 74,92 meters with the 7,26 kg implement. In 2009 Yury Shayunou won the Belarussian national championship, in the absence of Ivan Tikhon and Vadim Devyatovskiy, with 78.76 meters. He later won the 2009 world student games
Athletics at the 2009 Summer Universiade
The athletics competition at the 2009 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade, Serbia from July 7 to July 12, 2009.-Men's events:In Long Jump, Kim Deok-Hyeon's record is not unofficial....
with 76,92 meters and the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships
2009 European Athletics U23 Championships
The 7th European Athletics U23 Championships were held between 16 and 19 July 2009 in the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania.-Men's Results:-Women's Results:-Medal table:-References:General...
with 78,16 meters. Yury Shayunou also attended the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
2009 World Championships in Athletics
The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg Gate....
in which he went in as second in the world rankings after Hungarian Krísztian Párs. Though, he only finished 12:th in the qualifications with a performance of 71,37 followed by two fouls which would not be good enough to grab a position among the 12 best in any of the qualifying groups.
International honours
| Competition | Rank | Perf. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 World Championships in Athletics | 12 q | 71,37 | 2009 |
| 2009 European Championships U23 | 1 f | 78,16 | 2009 |
| 2009 World Student Games | 1 f | 76,92 | 2009 |
| 2007 European Championships U23 | 1 f | 74,92 | 2007 |
| 11th IAAF World Junior Championships | 4 f | 76,95 | 2006 |
| 18th European Junior Championships | 3 f | 74,78 | 2005 |
| 10th IAAF World Junior Championships | 6 q | 66,89 | 2004 |
Progression
| Impl. | Year | Perf. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,26 kg | 2010 | 78,73 | 22/05/2010 |
| 7,26 kg | 2009 | 80,72 | 06/06/2009 |
| 7,26 kg | 2008 | 77,32 | 27/07/2008 |
| 7,26 kg | 2007 | 74,92 | 15/07/2007 |
| 6 kg | 2006 | 76,95 | 18/08/2006 |
| 6 kg | 2005 | 74,78 | 24/07/2005 |
| 5 kg | 2004 | 73,86 | 19/06/2004 |
| 5 kg | 2003 | 68,32 | 23/05/2003 |