Hanna Skydan
Skydan in 2022.
Personal information
NationalityUkraine (until 2014)
Azerbaijan (since January 2015)
Born (1992-05-14) 14 May 1992
Krasnyi Luch, Ukraine
EducationAzerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventHammer throw
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Azerbaijan
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuHammer throw
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2016 AmsterdamHammer throw
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Hammer throw

Hanna Skydan (Ukrainian: Ганна Скидан; born 14 May 1992 in Krasnyi Luch, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-Azerbaijani hammer thrower.[2] She competed for her country of birth at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and for Azerbaijan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's hammer throw.[3]

Career

For Azerbaijan she won the gold medals at the 2015 Summer Universiade and 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games.

Her personal best in the event is 75.29 metres set in Baku in 2017.[4]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ukraine
2009 European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 5th Hammer throw 54.55 m
World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 12th Hammer throw 48.30 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 27th (q) Hammer throw 48.78 m
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia Hammer throw NM
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th (q) Hammer throw 68.50 m
Representing  Azerbaijan
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 1st Hammer throw 70.67 m
World Championships Beijing, China 23rd (q) Hammer throw 66.91 m
2016 Championships of the Small States of Europe Marsa, Malta 1st Hammer throw 71.41 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd Hammer throw 73.83 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (q) Hammer throw 70.09 m
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 1st Hammer throw 75.29 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 5th Hammer throw 73.38 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan Hammer throw NM
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 5th Hammer throw 72.10 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th Hammer throw 72.83 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (q) Hammer throw 69.57 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 11th Hammer throw 69.01 m
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st Hammer throw 70.23 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th Hammer throw 70.88 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th Hammer throw 74.18 m

References

  1. 2015 WSG profile Archived 2015-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Hanna Skydan at World Athletics
  3. "Athletics SKYDAN Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. "That moment when… Skydan found the perfect coach | SERIES | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-10-16.


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