Yuri Grigorievich Bilonog ( Ukrainian Yuriy Grigorovich Bilonog ; genus. March 9, 1974 , Belopolye , USSR ) - Ukrainian nuclear pusher. In 2004, he won gold at the Athens Olympics, but in 2012 was deprived of the doping award. Bilonog's gold passed to the American Adam Nelson , who showed the same result as the Bilonog (21 m 16 cm), but lost to the Ukrainian in the second result.
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| Full name | Yuri Grigoryevich Bilonog | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date and place of birth | March 9, 1974 (aged 45) Belopole , Sumy region , Ukrainian SSR , USSR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 200 cm | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 139 kg | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Core | 21.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born in the city of Belopil, Sumy region , USSR . He was engaged in the youth sports school of the city of Belopol, the first coach was Vladimir Belikov. In 2002, at the European Championships in Munich, he won a gold medal there, and a year later he won a bronze award at the World Championships in Paris. In Athens, at the Olympics, he became the Olympic champion, pushing the core at 21 m 16 cm. He also performed at the Olympics in Beijing. He currently lives in Odessa, but annually comes to athletics competitions in Belopol and gives awards to the winners of these competitions.
In December 2012, the IOC officially announced that illegal drugs were identified in a 2004 Yuri Bilonog doping test. In this regard, the IOC disqualified the athlete and deprived him of the gold medal of the 2004 Olympics [1] [2] .
Physical Parameters
Height 200 cm, weight 139 kg. The best result in his career - 21 m 81 cm, which is higher than the Olympic record.
State Awards
- Order of Merit, II degree ( September 18, 2004 ) - for achieving significant sporting results at the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games in Athens, increasing the international prestige of Ukraine [3]
- The Order of Merit, III degree ( September 10, 1997 ) - for outstanding sports achievements, a significant personal contribution to the establishment of the authority of Ukraine in the world [4]
- Certificate of honor of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (September 16, 2004) [5]
Notes
- ↑ The IOC Disciplinary Commission Decision
- ↑ Delayed Doping // Kommersant, December 5, 2012
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 1104/2004 dated 18 September 2004 rock "On the Validation of the State Powers of Ukraine to the Ukrainian National Athletic Team of Ukraine at the XXVIII Lithuanian Olympic Games" (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 997/97 wed 10 wednesday 1997 rock "On the award of the Signature of the President of Ukraine - Order of Merit" (Ukrainian)
- ↑ Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1212-2004-p dated September 16, 2004 “On the Awarding of the Certificate of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine”