Oleksandr Pyatnytsya

Oleksandr Pyatnytsya
Personal information
Born	July 14, 1985 (age 39); Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Military career
Allegiance	Ukraine
Service / branch	Armed Forces of Ukraine
Years of service	2020–present
Battles / wars	Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Eastern Ukraine campaign Battle of Donbas; ; ; ;
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Ukraine
Olympic Games
Diamond League Final
European Throwing Cup
European U23 Championships

Oleksandr Serhiiovich Pyatnytsya (Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович П'ятниця; born 14 July 1985 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a male javelin thrower from Ukraine. His personal best is 86.12 metres, achieved in May 2012 in Kyiv, which was a new national record.

Career

He won the bronze medal at the 2007 European U23 Championships and finished fifth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. He also competed at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships without reaching the final.

He initially was awarded the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2012 London Olympics with a throw of 84.51m. In 2016 a reanalysis of samples from the 2012 Olympics resulted in a positive test for the anabolic steroid turinabol. He was stripped of his title by the IOC and ordered to return his silver medal, medalist pin and diploma.^[1]

In May 2017, he was disqualified for two years.^[2]

Personal life

In 2020, Pyatnytsya joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He remained with the military following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 as a training instructor, and was later deployed to eastern Ukraine.^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2007	European U23 Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	3rd	76.28 m
2009	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	5th	80.60 m
2010	European Cup Winter Throwing	Arles, France	2nd	78.38 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	4th	82.01 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	29th (q)	73.56 m
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	81.41 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	DQ (2nd)	84.51 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	21st (q)	74.69 m

Seasonal bests by year

2007 – 76.28
2008 – 78.54
2009 – 81.96
2010 – 84.11
2011 – 82.61
2012 – 86.12
2013 – 77.46
2014 – 81.10
2015 – 81.63

References

^ "Rio Today". The New York Times. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
^ "6 track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests". 31 May 2017.
^ Pyatnytsya, Oleksandr (20 December 2023). ""Влаштувався сторожем і метав спис посеред ночі": срібний призер Олімпіади – про допінг-скандал, Усейна Болта і досвід фронту" ["Became a watchman and threw a spear in the middle of the night": the silver medalist of the Olympics - about the doping scandal, Usain Bolt and the experience of the front] (Interview) (in Ukrainian). Interviewed by Kuzmyak, Lubomyr. Sport 24. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

External links

Oleksandr Pyatnytsya at World Athletics

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[1] "Rio Today". The New York Times. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

[2] "6 track athletes handed doping bans after Olympic retests". 31 May 2017.

[3] Pyatnytsya, Oleksandr (20 December 2023). ""Влаштувався сторожем і метав спис посеред ночі": срібний призер Олімпіади – про допінг-скандал, Усейна Болта і досвід фронту" ["Became a watchman and threw a spear in the middle of the night": the silver medalist of the Olympics - about the doping scandal, Usain Bolt and the experience of the front] (Interview) (in Ukrainian). Interviewed by Kuzmyak, Lubomyr. Sport 24. Retrieved 20 March 2024.

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