Roman Yaroslavovych Virastyuk ( uk, Роман Ярославович Вірастюк; 20 April 1968 – 27 July 2019) was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

shot putter,Помер спортсмен Роман Вірастюк
best known for his bronze medal at the 1994 European Athletics Championships and the sixth place at the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. His personal best was 21.34 metres, achieved in May 2000 in Ivano-Frankivsk. He was a brother of

Vasyl Virastyuk Vasyl Virastyuk ( uk, Василь Вірастюк; born 22 April 1974), is a Ukrainian politician and former strongman competitor. He is a brother of Roman Virastyuk. Virastyuk was the winner of World's Strongest Man 2004. In a 28 March 2021 ...

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with Roman Virastyuk 1968 births 2019 deaths Sportspeople from Ivano-Frankivsk Ukrainian male shot putters Olympic athletes for Ukraine 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 World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine European Athletics Championships medalists {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub