Ukrainian hammer thrower (born 2001)
Mykhaylo Kokhan Mykhailo Kokhan
Mykhaylo Kokhan in 2017
Born (2001-01-22 ) 22 January 2001 (age 23) Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 103 kg (227 lb) Sport Athletics Event Hammer throw
Mykhaylo Kokhan or Mykhailo Serhiiovych Kokhan (Ukrainian : Михайло Сергійович Кохан ; born 22 January 2001) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the hammer throw .[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics .
Career
He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships finishing fifth the final.
His personal best with a senior implement was 77.39 metres set in Doha in 2019 . He improved it with 80.78 m im Székesfehérvár on 5 July 2021.
International competitions
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Ukraine
2017
World U18 Championships
Nairobi, Kenya
1st
Hammer throw (5 kg)
82.31 m
European Youth Olympic Festival
Győr, Hungary
1st
Hammer throw (5 kg)
78.28 m
2018
World U20 Championships
Tampere, Finland
2nd
Hammer throw (6 kg)
79.68 m
Youth Olympic Games
Buenos Aires, Argentina
1st
Hammer throw (5 kg)
85.97 m + 85.14 m 1
2019
European Throwing Cup (U23)
Šamorín , Slovakia
1st
Hammer throw
76.68 m
European U20 Championships
Borås , Sweden
1st
Hammer throw (6 kg)
84.73 m (EU20R CR)
World Championships
Doha, Qatar
5th
Hammer throw
77.39 m
2021
European U23 Championships
Tallinn, Estonia
1st
Hammer throw
77.88 m
Olympic Games
Tokyo, Japan
4th
Hammer throw
80.39 m
2022
World Championships
Eugene, United States
7th
Hammer throw
78.83 m
European Championships
Munich, Germany
5th
Hammer throw
78.48 m
2023
European U23 Championships
Espoo, Finland
1st
Hammer throw
77.21 m
World Championships
Budapest, Hungary
5th
Hammer throw
79.59 m
2024
European Championships
Rome, Italy
3rd
Hammer throw
80.18 m
Olympic Games
Paris, France
3rd
Hammer throw
79.39 m
1 Sum of the best marks in the two stages.
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