Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Krykun ( uk, Олександр Володимирович Крикун; born 1 March 1968 in

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) is a former Ukrainian

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er. At the

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, Krykun won a bronze medal in hammer throw, averaging heaves of 80.02 meters.

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1968 births Living people Ukrainian male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic athletes for Ukraine Athletes from Leipzig Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Ukraine Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century Ukrainian people 21st-century Ukrainian people Ukrainian Athletics Championships winners {{Ukraine-Olympic-medalist-stub