Ihar Astapkovich (also Igor Vyacheslavovich Astapkovich,
Belarusian: Ігар Вячаслававіч Астапковіч; born 4 January 1963, in
Navapolatsk[1]) is a
hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing the
Soviet Union and later his home country of
Belarus.
He won silver medals at three consecutive
World Championships, and became the 1990 European champion. His personal best throw of 84.62 metres, achieved in 1992, puts him 6th on the all-time performers' list.
Astapkovich is married to
Iryna Yatchenko, herself a Belarusian Olympic medalist, in discus thrower.[2]