The men's hammer throw competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20–22 August. There were 35 competitors from 24 nations. After a series of doping-related disqualifications, the event was won by Koji Murofushi of Japan, the nation's first medal in the event. All distances are given in metres.
Latvia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Vadims Vasiļevskis is a retired Latvian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won silver at the 2004 Summer Olympics. His personal best throw of 90.73 m, set in 2007, is the Latvian record. In 2008, Vasiļevskis was awarded the Latvian Order of the Three Stars for his achievements in athletics.
Novopolotsk or Navapolatsk is a city in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus. Founded in 1958, it is located close to the city of Polotsk and the name literally means "New Polotsk". In 2008, its population was 107,458. As of 2023, it has a population of 96,320.
Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovskiy is a Belarusian hammer thrower.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 317 competitors, 254 men and 63 women, took part in 154 events in 19 sports.
Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He competed at the Summer Olympics in 2004, 2008, and 2012, winning the gold medal in 2012. He also won the 2012 and 2014 European championships.
Vadim Khersontsev is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia, whose personal best throw is 81.26 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Bryansk.
Vadim Bavikin is a USSR-born Israeli javelin thrower.
Vadim is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived from the Ruthenian word volod, meaning to rule or vaditi, meaning to blame. Its long version, Vadimir, is now obsolete. This given name is highly popular in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Slovenia.
The men's hammer throw at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 15 August (qualifying) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium. There were 33 competitors from 26 nations. The event was won by Primož Kozmus of Slovenia, the nation's first medal in the event.
Kolesnik, Kolesnyk, Kolisnyk, or Kalesnik is a gender-neutral occupational surname meaning "wheelwright" in several Slavic languages. In its various forms, it is particularly common in Ukraine.
Valentīna Eiduka was a Latvian javelin thrower. She was the coach of several notable Latvian javelin throwers, including Olympic medalists Vadims Vasiļevskis and Ainārs Kovals.
Latvia competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013.
The 2004 European Winter Throwing Challenge was held on 13 and 14 March at St. John Athletic Stadium in Marsa, Malta. It was the fourth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events organised by the European Athletics Association. The 2004 event was the last to use the challenge name, as subsequent editions were known as European Cup Winter Throwing events. A total of 147 athletes from 28 countries entered the competition.
The Game Is Over is a 1966 French-Italian French language drama film directed by Roger Vadim and starring Jane Fonda, Michel Piccoli, and Peter McEnery. The film is a modern-day adaptation of the 1871-72 novel La Curée by Émile Zola.
Avonley Claren Nguyen is an American ice dancer. With her former partner, Vadym Kolesnik, she is the 2020 World Junior champion, the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and the 2020 U.S. junior national champion. She has also won four medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, including three golds, and qualified to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Vadym Kolesnik is a Ukrainian-born ice dancer who competes for the United States. With his skating partner, Emilea Zingas, he is the 2022 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist and 2023 U.S. national pewter medalist.
Vadim Yevgenyevich Bulavinov is a Russian politician.
Andrey Kolesnik is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 6th and 8th State Dumas.
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