Yuriy Bilonoh

Yuriy Bilonoh

Personal information
Born	(1974-03-09) March 9, 1974 Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Ukraine Olympic Games Disqualified 2004 Athens Shot put World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris Shot put World Indoor Championships Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris Shot put Bronze medal – third place 1999 Maebashi Shot put Bronze medal – third place 2003 Birmingham Shot put European Athletics Championships Gold medal – first place 2002 Munich Shot put Bronze medal – third place 1998 Budapest Shot put Summer Universiade Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka Shot put Gold medal – first place 1997 Catania Shot put Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing Shot put World Athletics Final Silver medal – second place 2003 Monte Carlo Shot put European Cup Gold medal – first place 2002 Annecy Shot put Bronze medal – third place 1996 Madrid Shot put IAAF Grand Prix Final Silver medal – second place 1998 Moscow Shot put Silver medal – second place 2000 Doha Overall Silver medal – second place 2002 Paris Shot put European Throwing Cup Gold medal – first place 2007 Yalta Shot put Representing File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team World Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 1992 Seoul Shot put Representing Soviet Union European Youth Olympic Festival Gold medal – first place 1991 Brussels Shot put

Yuriy Bilonoh (Ukrainian: Юрій Білоног, also romanized as Yuriy Bilonog; born March 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian shot putter.

Biography

Born in Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, he began athletics at a Children and Youth Sports School in Bilopillia, where his first trainer was Vladimir Belikov.

Bilonoh was initially awarded a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, but this medal was withdrawn in 2012 as a result of an anti-doping case.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	1st	18.46 m
Representing Ukraine
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	19.74 m
	Summer Universiade	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	19.70 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	1st	21.02 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	20.26 m
	Summer Universiade	Catania, Italy	1st	20.34 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	20.92 m
	IAAF Golden League (Grand Prix Final)	Moscow, Russia	2nd	20.62 m
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	3rd	20.89 m
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	5th	20.60 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th	20.84 m
	IAAF Golden League (Grand Prix Final)	Doha, Qatar	4th	20.76 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	8th	19.71 m
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	20.83 m
	Summer Universiade	Beijing, China	2nd	20.16 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	21.37 m
	IAAF Golden League (Grand Prix Final)	Paris, France	2nd	20.74 m
	IAAF World Cup	Madrid, Spain	5th	19.88 m
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	21.13 m
	World Championships	Saint-Denis, France	3rd	21.10 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	20.53 m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	20.26 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	DQ (1st)	21.16 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	DQ (8th)	19.47 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	DQ (4th)	20.89 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	DQ (6th)	20.04 m
2006	European Cup	Málaga, Spain	DQ (5th)	20.15 m
	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	DQ (6th)	20.32 m
2007	European Cup Winter Throwing	Yalta, Ukraine	1st	19.95 m
2008	World Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	17th	19.02 m
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	20.63 m

External links

• Yuriy Bilonoh at World Athletics