Mykhaylo Kokhan

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.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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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

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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 m1
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

1Sum of the best marks in the two stages.

References

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