Iryna Yatchenko
- January 5, 2024
- Discus Thrower
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Iryna Yatchenko |
| Occupation | Discus Thrower |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 31, 1965(1965-10-31) |
| Age | 59 |
| Birthplace | Russia |
| Country | Russia |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
Iryna Yatchenko Biography
| Name | Iryna Yatchenko |
| Birthday | Oct 31 |
| Birth Year | 1965 |
| Place Of Birth | Russia |
| Birth Country | Russia |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Iryna Yatchenko is one of the most popular and richest Discus Thrower who was born on October 31, 1965 in Russia, Russia. Belarusian discus thrower who won two Olympic bronze medals, but was stripped of her 2nd for doping charges.
She competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics where runner Marion Jones also competed and took home the gold.
Yatchenko was born in Gomel. Her career at the highest level of competition lasted almost twenty years, starting with the 1990 European Athletics Championships. She threw the discus at five editions of the Olympic Games, competing at all Games from the 1992 Barcelona Games to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Yatchenko’s World Championship career was similarly extensive, as she took part on eight separate occasions.
When the IOC in 2012 re-analysed stored samples from the 2004 Summer Olympics, Yatchenko’s sample was found positive for the anabolic steroid Methandienone. IOC subsequently disqualified her results from the Athens Olympics and she was made to return the bronze medal and diploma. The IAAF also banned her for two years from sports and disqualified all her results from 21 August 2004 – 20 August 2006.
She married hammer thrower Igor Astapkovich in 1992.
Iryna Yatchenko Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Discus Thrower |
| House | Living in own house. |
Iryna Yatchenko is one of the richest Discus Thrower from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Iryna Yatchenko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She competed in her first big competition at the 1990 European Athletics Championships and first Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona.
She won her first Olympic medal at the 2000 games.
Iryna Vasiliyevna Yatchenko (Belarusian: Ірына Ятчанка , Russian: Ирина Васильевна Ятченко ; born 31 October 1965) is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics, although she was eventually stripped of the latter medal due to a doping offence. She also became world champion at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best is 69.14 metres, achieved in July 2004 in Minsk.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 1 in |
| Weight | 231 lbs |
Iryna Yatchenko height 6 ft 1 in Iryna weight 231 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
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Facts & Trivia
Iryna Ranked on the list of most popular Discus Thrower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Iryna Yatchenko celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.