Hanna Malyshchyk

Hanna Malyshik
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1994-02-04) February 4, 1994 (age 30)
Drahichyn, Belarus
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventHammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHammer throw: 74.94 m (2017)

Hanna Alyaksandrauna Malyshik (née Zinchuk;[2] Belarusian: Ганна Аляксандраўна Малышчык (Зінчук); born 4 February 1994) is a Belarusian female track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics, placing seventh in the final. Her personal best is 72.31 m (237 ft 2+3⁄4 in), set in 2016.[3]

At age category level, she won several medals, starting with a gold at the 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival. She progressed to junior gold at the 2013 European Athletics Junior Championships, then under-23 gold at the 2016 European Cup Winter Throwing. She represented Belarus at the 2016 European Athletics Championships.

Malyshchyk is currently serving a two year suspension from competition for a doping violation due to expire in August 2025.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 9th (q) Hammer throw 52.73 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Trabzon, Turkey 1st Hammer throw 59.48 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain — Hammer throw NM
2013 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Castellón de la Plana, Spain 3rd Hammer throw 63.78 m
European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 1st Hammer throw 65.44 m
2016 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Arad, Romania 1st Hammer throw 68.76 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 26th Hammer throw 63.16 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7th Hammer throw 71.90 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 10th Hammer throw 69.43 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd Hammer throw 74.93 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th (q) Hammer throw 72.39 m1
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th Hammer throw 71.24 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 13th (q) Hammer throw 70.80 m

1No mark in the final

References

  1. ^ a b Hanna Malyshik Archived 2016-08-23 at the Wayback Machine. Rio2016. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  2. ^ Hanna Zinchuk. European Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  3. ^ Hanna Malyshik. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-19.
  4. ^ "Global List of Ineligible Persons". Athletics Integrity Unit. Retrieved 5 November 2023.