Yuriy Bilonoh (Ukrainian: Юрій Білоног, also romanized as Yuriy Bilonog; born March 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian shot putter.
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Bilonoh was initially awarded a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, but this medal was withdrawn in 2012 as a result of an anti-doping case.[2][3]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
Representing Unified Team |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 18.46 m |
Representing Ukraine |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 19.74 m |
| Summer Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 19.70 m |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 21.02 m |
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | 20.26 m |
| Summer Universiade | Catania, Italy | 1st | 20.34 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 20.92 m |
| IAAF Golden League (Grand Prix Final) | Moscow, Russia | 2nd | 20.62 m |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 3rd | 20.89 m |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th | 20.60 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 5th | 20.84 m |
| IAAF Golden League (Grand Prix Final) | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 20.76 m |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 8th | 19.71 m |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 20.83 m |
| Summer Universiade | Beijing, China | 2nd | 20.16 m |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 21.37 m |
| IAAF Golden League (Grand Prix Final) | Paris, France | 2nd | 20.74 m |
| IAAF World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 5th | 19.88 m |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 21.13 m |
| World Championships | Saint-Denis, France | 3rd | 21.10 m |
| IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2nd | 20.53 m |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 8th | 20.26 m |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | DQ (1st) | 21.16 m |
| IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | DQ (8th) | 19.47 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | DQ (4th) | 20.89 m |
| IAAF World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | DQ (6th) | 20.04 m |
| 2006 | European Cup | Málaga, Spain | DQ (5th) | 20.15 m |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | DQ (6th) | 20.32 m |
| 2007 | European Cup Winter Throwing | Yalta, Ukraine | 1st | 19.95 m |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 17th | 19.02 m |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th | 20.63 m |
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