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Yuriy Bilonoh

Yuriy Bilonoh

Ukrainian shot putter


Yuriy Bilonoh (Ukrainian: Юрій Білоног, also romanized as Yuriy Bilonog; born March 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian shot putter.

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Biography

Born in Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, he began athletics at a Children and Youth Sports School in Bilopillia, where his first trainer was Vladimir Belikov.[1]

Bilonoh was initially awarded a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, but this medal was withdrawn in 2012 as a result of an anti-doping case.[2][3]

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References

  1. "IOC disqualifies four medallists from Athens 2004 following further analysis of stored samples". International Olympic Committee. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. Ap, Tiffany (4 August 2016). "Why this athlete had to wait nine years for his Olympic gold medal". CNN. Retrieved 21 August 2022.

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