Dmitriy Kovtsun ( uk, Дмитро Ҝовҵун; born September 29, 1955, in
Mukhivka,
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...
) is a former
discus throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...
er from
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, who represented the
Unified Team at the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
in
Barcelona, Spain
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. There he finished in seventh place.
References
1992 Year Ranking
External links
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1955 births
Living people
Ukrainian male discus throwers
Russian male discus throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for the Unified Team
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
Soviet Athletics Championships winners
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