Yuriy Bilonoh

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

Yuriy Bilonoh

Personal information
Born	(1974-03-09) March 9, 1974 (age 51) Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games Disqualified 2004 Athens Shot put World Championships 2003 Paris Shot put World Indoor Championships 1997 Paris Shot put 1999 Maebashi Shot put 2003 Birmingham Shot put European Athletics Championships 2002 Munich Shot put 1998 Budapest Shot put Summer Universiade 1995 Fukuoka Shot put 1997 Catania Shot put 2001 Beijing Shot put World Athletics Final 2003 Monte Carlo Shot put European Cup 2002 Annecy Shot put 1996 Madrid Shot put IAAF Grand Prix Final 1998 Moscow Shot put 2000 Doha Overall 2002 Paris Shot put European Throwing Cup 2007 Yalta Shot put Representing  Unified Team World Junior Championships 1992 Seoul Shot put Representing  Soviet Union European Youth Olympic Festival 1991 Brussels Shot put

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Bilonoh was initially awarded a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, but this medal was withdrawn in 2012 as a result of an anti-doping case.^[2][3]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