Nadzeya Ostapchuk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nadzeya Ostapchuk
Occupation	Shot Putter
Date Of Birth	Oct 28, 1980(1980-10-28)
Age	44
Birthplace	Russia
Country	Russia
Horoscope	Scorpio

Nadzeya Ostapchuk Biography

Nadzeya Ostapchuk is one of the most popular and richest Shot Putter who was born on October 28, 1980 in Russia, Russia. Belarusian shot putter who was stripped of her gold medal in 2012 after testing positive for steroids.

She competed in the 2008 Olympics where swimmer Michael Phelps set the record for most career Olympic medals by an individual athlete.

Born in Stolin, she was initially interested in basketball but the lack of a local team left her unable to pursue the sport further. Ostapchuk instead entered throwing events and her first international title came at the age of seventeen, as she won the shot put at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was dominant at the younger levels and won at the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships and then the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships.

She rose to top international level in the early 2000s, winning two consecutive silver medals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and also finished as runner-up at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. She finished fourth at her first Summer Olympics in 2004, but reached the peak of her discipline the following year, winning at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships and then becoming 2005 World Champion. Her career became overshadowed by Valerie Adams, who succeeded her as World Champion in 2007, although she continued to win major medals, including silvers at the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

She was raised as an only child in Stolin, Russia.

Nadzeya Ostapchuk Net Worth

Nadzeya Ostapchuk is one of the richest Shot Putter from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nadzeya Ostapchuk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics.

She won a gold medal at the 2005 World Championships.

Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Belarusian: Надзея Мікалаеўна Астапчук , Nadzeya Mikalayeuna Astapchuk; Russian: Надежда Остапчук , Nadezhda Ostapchuk; born October 28, 1980) is a Belarusian shot putter. She briefly was designated the Olympic Champion in 2012, but was subsequently stripped of the title for failing a drug test and the gold medal was awarded to New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams. She was World Champion in 2005, but in March 2013, the IAAF reported that her drug test sample from that event had been retested and found to be positive.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Turning to the outdoor season, she won at the 2012 European Cup Winter Throwing and reached 20.53 m to win the first leg of the 2012 Diamond League in Doha. She managed only third at the Golden Gala at the end of May, but threw a Belarusian outdoor record of 21.13 m in Minsk two weeks later. She threw further in July, having marks of 21.32 m, then 21.39 m in Grodno. Immediately prior to the Olympics, she had a world-leading throw of 21.58 m.

Facts & Trivia

Nadzeya Ranked on the list of most popular Shot Putter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Nadzeya Ostapchuk celebrates birthday on October 28 of every year.

On 12 January 2017 it was announced that because of a doping violation she had been disqualified from the 2008 Olympic Games.