Iryna Yatchenko

Iryna Vasiliyevna Yatchenko (Belarusian: Ірына Ятчанка, Russian: Ирина Ятченко) (born October 31, 1965 in Gomel) is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 2003.

Her personal best is 69.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Minsk.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	5th	^[1]
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	7th
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	9th
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	5th
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	^[2]
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	9th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	9th
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	1st
2003	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	8th
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	3rd
2004	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th
2007	World Championships	Paris, France	10th

Sporting positions
Preceded by Natalya Sadova	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2004	Succeeded by Vera Pospíšilová

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