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{{Short description|Belarusian hammer thrower (born 1976)}}
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'''Ivan Tsikhan''', however correctly spelled in english as '''Ivan Tikhon''' ({{lang-be|Іван Ціхан, Ivan Cichan}}, {{lang-ru|Иван Тихон}}; born July 24, 1976 in [[Slonim district|Slonim]]) is a [[Belarus]]ian [[hammer throw]]er. He is a three-time world champion, an Olympic medalist, and European champion.
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[[File:Rio silver medallists 2016 stamp of Belarus.jpg|thumb|235px|Tsikhan (right) on a 2016 stamp of Belarus]]
'''Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan'''<ref>Also spelled as ''Ivan Grigoryevich Tikhon'', {{langx|be|Іва́н Рыго́равіч Ці́хан}}, [[Belarusian Latin alphabet|Łacinka]]: ''Ivan Ryhoravič Cichan''</ref> (born 24 July 1976) is a [[Belarusians|Belarusian]] [[hammer throw]]er. He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic medalist.


==Biography==
==Personal life==
Tsikhan was born in the village of [[Hlasievicy]], [[Slonim district]], [[Hrodna voblast]] in Belarusian SSR. He now lives in [[Hrodna]], Belarus. His wife Volha is also an athlete, a [[discus]] thrower. They have one son, Ivan. Tsikhan is coached by the former Olympic champion [[Sergei Litvinov]].<ref> [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2003/08/25/menshammerthrow.html Tsikhan's 2003 World Championships win]</ref> He is 185 cm tall and weighs 105 kg.
Tsikhan was born in the village of [[Hloŭsievičy]], [[Slonim district]], [[Grodno Region]], [[Belarusian SSR]]. He now lives in [[Grodno]]. His wife Volha is also an athlete, a [[discus]] thrower. Ivan and Volha have one son, Ivan. Tsikhan was coached by the former Olympic champion [[Sergey Litvinov (athlete, born 1956)|Sergey Litvinov]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/murofusi-upset-in-hammer-throw-1.394029 |title=Tsikhan's 2003 World Championships win |website=CNC.ca}}</ref>


==Sport career==
==Sport career==
Tsikhan competed at his first World Championships in [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997]], but without reaching the final. He also failed to do so at the [[1998 European Championships in Athletics|1998 European Championships]], but finished tied for third in the final at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw|2000 Olympic Games]]. Unfortunately he was ranked fourth because he did not have a superior second best. He then finished sixth at the [[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|2001 Summer Universiade]] and ninth at the [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|2002 European Championships]], and competed at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 World Championships]] without reaching the final.
Tsikhan competed at his first World Championships in [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997]], he reached the final but failed to record a mark. He also failed to do so at the [[1998 European Championships in Athletics|1998 European Championships]], but finished tied for third in the final at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|2000 Olympic Games]]. He was ranked fourth because he did not have a superior second best.<ref name=sr/> He then finished sixth at the [[Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade|2001 Summer Universiade]] and ninth at the [[2002 European Championships in Athletics|2002 European Championships]], and competed at the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 World Championships]] without reaching the final.


The year 2003 was Tsikhan's break out season. He surpassed the 80-metre barrier for the first time. He became world champion for the first time in [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003]] in [[Paris]], with a throw of 83.03 meters. He won the [[Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade|2003 Summer Universiade]], and finished third at the inaugural [[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]. He had a best of 84.32 metres, achieved in August in [[Minsk]].
The year 2003 was Tsikhan's break out season. He surpassed the 80-metre barrier for the first time. He became world champion for the first time in [[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003]] in [[Paris]], with a throw of 83.03 meters. He won the [[Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade|2003 Summer Universiade]], and finished third at the inaugural [[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]. He had a best of 84.32 metres, achieved in August in [[Minsk]].


In 2004, At the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Hammer Throw|2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]] Tsikhan won the silver medal with a throw of 79.81 metres. At the [[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] he took the silver. He had a best of 84.46 metres, achieved in August in [[Minsk]].
In 2004, At the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens]] Tsikhan won the silver medal with a throw of 79.81 metres, however, after retesting his doping sample in 2012 IOC disqualified him.<ref name=sr/><ref name='IOC' /> At the [[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] he took the silver. He had a best of 84.46 metres, achieved in August in [[Minsk]].


In 2005, at the [[World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]] he successfully defended his world title from Paris with a throw of 83.89 metres. In the Belarusian national championship in [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] in July, he came within one centimeter of the world record of 86.74 held by [[Youri Sedykh]] since 1986.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/news/Kind=2/newsId=30090.html Report of Tikhan's 86.73 throw]</ref> At the end of the season he won the [[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]].
In 2005, he came in first at the [[World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] and [[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]], but was later stripped of his gold medals from both events because doping violations. In the Belarusian national championship in [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] in July, he came within one centimeter of the world record of 86.74 held by [[Youri Sedykh]] since 1986.<ref name=sr/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WCH05/news/Kind=2/newsId=30090.html |title=Report of Tikhan's 86.73 throw |website=IAAF.org}}</ref>


In 2006, Tsikhan won the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]. He also finished second at the [[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|2006 World Athletics Final]] and the [[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. His season's best throe was 81.12 metres.
In 2006, Tsikhan won the [[2006 European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]. He also finished second at the [[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|2006 World Athletics Final]] and the [[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. His season's best throw was 81.12 metres.<ref name=iaaf/>


In 2007 Tsikhan won his third [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] with a throw of 83.64 metres. This was his season's best. He again won the [[2007 IAAF World Athletics Final|2007 World Athletics Final]].
In 2007 Tsikhan won his third [[2007 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] with a throw of 83.64 metres. This was his season's best. He again won the [[2007 IAAF World Athletics Final|2007 World Athletics Final]].<ref name=iaaf/>


In 2008, Tsikhan had a season's best of 84.51 metres, achieved in July in [[Grodno]]. He finished third at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|2008 Olympic Games]] with a throw of 81.51 metres.
In 2008, Tsikhan had a season's best of 84.51 metres, achieved in July in [[Grodno]]. He finished third at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|2008 Olympic Games]] with a throw of 81.51 metres.<ref name=sr/><ref name=iaaf>[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/belarus/ivan-tsikhan-130443 Ivan Tsikhan]. iaaf.org</ref>


In 2016, Tsikhan competed for Belarus at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. He won silver with a throw of 77.79 metres.<ref name=sr/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-hammer-throw |title=Men Hammer Throw – Standings |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=22 August 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185724/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-hammer-throw |archive-date=20 December 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was the flag bearer for Belarus during the closing ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-closing-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony|date=21 August 2016|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref>
==Doping Offense==
Both Tsikhan and silver medalist and fellow Belarusian [[Vadim Devyatovskiy]] tested a false positive for abnormal levels of [[testosterone]] after the hammer throw finals on August 12, 2008. Both were wrongly stripped of their medals by the [[International Olympic Committee]]. Both men have appealed to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]]. In June of 2010 the CAS ruled in his favor and due to discrepancies in drug testing he and Vadim Devyatoskiy were reawarded their olympics medals.<ref name=ReinstatementOfMedal>{{cite news|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt=Am552bsUTwxGjQhbG608JpRAyMIF?slug=ap-doping-belarus&print=1|title=CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers|date=June 10, 2010|first=Elaine|last=Engeler|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Yahoo! Sports|accessdate=2010-06-15}}</ref>


==Distance Progression==
==Doping offenses==
Both Tsikhan and silver medalist and fellow Belarusian [[Vadim Devyatovskiy]] tested positive for abnormal levels of [[testosterone (medication)|testosterone]] after the hammer throw finals on 12 August 2008 at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. Both men were stripped of their medals by the [[International Olympic Committee]] and appealed to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] (CAS). If the Court had rejected their appeal, Tsikhan would have served a two-year suspension and been banned from the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=3814098&type=story |title=Belarusians appeal Olympic doping violations |work=ESPN.com |date=6 January 2009 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
However, In June 2010 the CAS ruled in his favor and due to discrepancies in drug testing he was reawarded his bronze medal.<ref name=ReinstatementOfMedal>{{cite news |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/sports/2012079158_apolydopingbelarus.html |title=CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers |date=10 June 2010 |first=Elaine |last=Engeler |agency=Associated Press |work=Seattle Times |access-date=25 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814053233/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/sports/2012079158_apolydopingbelarus.html |archive-date=14 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The CAS stated that he was not cleared of suspicion, insisting the verdict "should not be interpreted as an exoneration".<ref name='BBCAug08'>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19116807 |title=Olympics 2012 drugs: Hammer thrower withdrawn over Athens test |agency=BBC News Online |access-date=5 August 2012 |date=5 August 2012}}</ref>
*'''2008''' 84.51 Grodno 09/07/2008

*'''2007''' 83.63 Osaka 27/08/2007
In May 2012, banned substances were found in Tsikhan's samples from the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] after being retested, he was subsequently withdrawn from the 2012 Summer Games,<ref name='BBCAug08' /> and he was later disqualified by IOC.<ref name='IOC'>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-disqualifies-four-medallists-from-athens-2004-following-further-analysis-of-stored-samples/184931 |title=IOC disqualifies four medallists from Athens 2004 following further analysis of stored samples |date=5 December 2012 |website=Olympic.org}}</ref>
*'''2006''' 81.12 Stuttgart 10/09/2006

*'''2005''' 86.73 Brest, BLR 03/07/2005
Doping sanctions were announced for Tsikhan in the IAAF Newsletter in March 2014: in April 2014, the IAAF confirmed the annulment of all his results between 22 August 2004 and 21 August 2006.
*'''2004''' 84.46 Minsk 07/05/2004

*'''2003''' 84.32 Minsk 08/08/2003
==Personal best==
*'''2002''' 79.04 Minsk 29/06/2002
*'''2001''' 78.73 Brest, BLR 08/06/2001
* '''84.51''' m (Grodno 9 July 2008)<ref name=iaaf/>

*'''2000''' 79.85 Minsk 27/06/2000
==Distance progression==
*'''1999''' 70.37 04/09/1999

*'''1998''' 78.03 Saint-Denis 04/06/1998
*'''1997''' 77.46 Turku 11/07/1997
* '''2018''' 75.79 m [[Berlin]] 7 August 2018
*'''1996''' 75.32 Minsk 13/07/1996
* '''2016''' 80.04 m [[Grodno]] 24 June 2016
*'''1995''' 66.84 01/01/1995
* '''2015''' 77.46 m [[Yerino]] 24 July 2015
* '''2012''' 82.81 m [[Brest, Belarus|Brest]] 25 May 2012
*'''1994''' 62.66 01/01/1994
*'''1993''' 61.32 13/07/1993
* '''2008''' 84.51 m [[Grodno]] 9 July 2008<ref name=iaaf/>
*'''1992''' 55.91 06/05/1992
* '''2007''' 83.63 m [[Osaka]] 27 August 2007
* '''2006''' 81.12 m [[Stuttgart]] 10 September 2006
* '''2004''' 84.46 m [[Minsk]] 7 May 2004
* '''2003''' 84.32 m Minsk 8 August 2003
* '''2002''' 79.04 m Minsk 29 June 2002
* '''2001''' 78.73 m Brest 8 June 2001
* '''2000''' 79.85 m Minsk 27 June 2000
* '''1999''' 70.37 m 4 September 1999
* '''1998''' 78.03 m Saint-Denis 4 June 1998
* '''1997''' 77.46 m Turku 11 July 1997
* '''1996''' 75.32 m Minsk 13 July 1996
* '''1995''' 66.84 m 1 January 1995
* '''1994''' 62.66 m 1 January 1994
* '''1993''' 61.32 m 13 July 1993
* '''1992''' 55.91 m 6 May 1992


==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 02:19, 28 October 2024

Ivan Tsikhan
Tsikhan at the 2007 World Championships
Personal information
Native nameІван Рыгоравіч Ціхан
Full nameIvan Ryhoravich Tsikhan
NationalityBelarusian
Born24 July 1976 (1976-07-24) (age 48)
Hloŭsievičy, Slonim District, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHammer throw
ClubDynamo Hrodna[1]
Coached bySergey Litvinov[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best84.51 m (2008)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2004 Athens Hammer
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Hammer[3]
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Hammer
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Paris Hammer
Disqualified 2005 Helsinki Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2007 Osaka Hammer
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Amsterdam Hammer
Disqualified 2006 Gothenburg Hammer
IAAF World Cup in Athletics
Silver medal – second place 2006 Athens Hammer
IAAF World Athletics Final
Disqualified 2005 Monaco Hammer
Gold medal – first place 2007 Stuggart Hammer
Disqualified 2004 Monaco Hammer
Silver medal – second place 2006 Stuggart Hammer
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Monaco Hammer
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2003 Daegu Hammer
Tsikhan (right) on a 2016 stamp of Belarus

Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan[4] (born 24 July 1976) is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic medalist.

Personal life

[edit]

Tsikhan was born in the village of Hloŭsievičy, Slonim district, Grodno Region, Belarusian SSR. He now lives in Grodno. His wife Volha is also an athlete, a discus thrower. Ivan and Volha have one son, Ivan. Tsikhan was coached by the former Olympic champion Sergey Litvinov.[5]

Sport career

[edit]

Tsikhan competed at his first World Championships in 1997, he reached the final but failed to record a mark. He also failed to do so at the 1998 European Championships, but finished tied for third in the final at the 2000 Olympic Games. He was ranked fourth because he did not have a superior second best.[1] He then finished sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and ninth at the 2002 European Championships, and competed at the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final.

The year 2003 was Tsikhan's break out season. He surpassed the 80-metre barrier for the first time. He became world champion for the first time in 2003 in Paris, with a throw of 83.03 meters. He won the 2003 Summer Universiade, and finished third at the inaugural World Athletics Final. He had a best of 84.32 metres, achieved in August in Minsk.

In 2004, At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Tsikhan won the silver medal with a throw of 79.81 metres, however, after retesting his doping sample in 2012 IOC disqualified him.[1][6] At the World Athletics Final he took the silver. He had a best of 84.46 metres, achieved in August in Minsk.

In 2005, he came in first at the World Championships and World Athletics Final, but was later stripped of his gold medals from both events because doping violations. In the Belarusian national championship in Brest in July, he came within one centimeter of the world record of 86.74 held by Youri Sedykh since 1986.[1][7]

In 2006, Tsikhan won the European Championships. He also finished second at the 2006 World Athletics Final and the 2006 World Cup. His season's best throw was 81.12 metres.[8]

In 2007 Tsikhan won his third World Championships with a throw of 83.64 metres. This was his season's best. He again won the 2007 World Athletics Final.[8]

In 2008, Tsikhan had a season's best of 84.51 metres, achieved in July in Grodno. He finished third at the 2008 Olympic Games with a throw of 81.51 metres.[1][8]

In 2016, Tsikhan competed for Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He won silver with a throw of 77.79 metres.[1][9] He was the flag bearer for Belarus during the closing ceremony.[10]

Doping offenses

[edit]

Both Tsikhan and silver medalist and fellow Belarusian Vadim Devyatovskiy tested positive for abnormal levels of testosterone after the hammer throw finals on 12 August 2008 at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Both men were stripped of their medals by the International Olympic Committee and appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). If the Court had rejected their appeal, Tsikhan would have served a two-year suspension and been banned from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[11] However, In June 2010 the CAS ruled in his favor and due to discrepancies in drug testing he was reawarded his bronze medal.[3] The CAS stated that he was not cleared of suspicion, insisting the verdict "should not be interpreted as an exoneration".[12]

In May 2012, banned substances were found in Tsikhan's samples from the 2004 Summer Olympics after being retested, he was subsequently withdrawn from the 2012 Summer Games,[12] and he was later disqualified by IOC.[6]

Doping sanctions were announced for Tsikhan in the IAAF Newsletter in March 2014: in April 2014, the IAAF confirmed the annulment of all his results between 22 August 2004 and 21 August 2006.

Personal best

[edit]
  • 84.51 m (Grodno 9 July 2008)[8]

Distance progression

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  • 2018 75.79 m Berlin 7 August 2018
  • 2016 80.04 m Grodno 24 June 2016
  • 2015 77.46 m Yerino 24 July 2015
  • 2012 82.81 m Brest 25 May 2012
  • 2008 84.51 m Grodno 9 July 2008[8]
  • 2007 83.63 m Osaka 27 August 2007
  • 2006 81.12 m Stuttgart 10 September 2006
  • 2004 84.46 m Minsk 7 May 2004
  • 2003 84.32 m Minsk 8 August 2003
  • 2002 79.04 m Minsk 29 June 2002
  • 2001 78.73 m Brest 8 June 2001
  • 2000 79.85 m Minsk 27 June 2000
  • 1999 70.37 m 4 September 1999
  • 1998 78.03 m Saint-Denis 4 June 1998
  • 1997 77.46 m Turku 11 July 1997
  • 1996 75.32 m Minsk 13 July 1996
  • 1995 66.84 m 1 January 1995
  • 1994 62.66 m 1 January 1994
  • 1993 61.32 m 13 July 1993
  • 1992 55.91 m 6 May 1992

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ivan Tikhon. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Koerner, Brendan I. (16 June 2011) "86.74 is going to stand for a long time". ESPN
  3. ^ a b Engeler, Elaine (10 June 2010). "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". Seattle Times. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ Also spelled as Ivan Grigoryevich Tikhon, Belarusian: Іва́н Рыго́равіч Ці́хан, Łacinka: Ivan Ryhoravič Cichan
  5. ^ "Tsikhan's 2003 World Championships win". CNC.ca.
  6. ^ a b "IOC disqualifies four medallists from Athens 2004 following further analysis of stored samples". Olympic.org. 5 December 2012.
  7. ^ "Report of Tikhan's 86.73 throw". IAAF.org.
  8. ^ a b c d e Ivan Tsikhan. iaaf.org
  9. ^ "Men Hammer Throw – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Belarusians appeal Olympic doping violations". ESPN.com. Associated Press. 6 January 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Olympics 2012 drugs: Hammer thrower withdrawn over Athens test". BBC News Online. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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