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(Redirected from Myhaylo Kokhan) Ukrainian hammer thrower (born 2001)
Mykhaylo Kokhan
Mykhailo Kokhan
Mykhaylo Kokhan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23)
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Hammer throw
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome Hammer throw
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Hammer throw
European Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal – first place 2017 Győr 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. 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
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

Sum of the best marks in the two stages.

References

  1. Mykhaylo Kokhan at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
2020 Ukraine Summer Olympics team
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2024 Ukraine Summer Olympics team
Archery
Artistic swimming
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Medalist is shown in bold and flagbearer in italics.
World Youth Champions in men's hammer throw
Youth Olympic champions in athletics – boys' hammer throw
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European Athletics U23 Championships champions in men's hammer throw


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