Nadzeya Astapchuk (Belarusian: Надзея Астапчук; Russian: Надежда Остапчук, Nadezhda Ostapchuk; born October 12, 1980) is a Belarusian shot putter.
Born in Stolin, she was initially interested in basketball but the lack of a local team left her unable to pursue the sport further. Astapchuk instead began practising in throwing events and her first international title came at the age of seventeen, as she won the shot put at the 1998 World Junior Cha...
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Nadzeya Astapchuk (Belarusian: Надзея Астапчук; Russian: Надежда Остапчук, Nadezhda Ostapchuk; born October 12, 1980) is a Belarusian shot putter.
Born in Stolin, she was initially interested in basketball but the lack of a local team left her unable to pursue the sport further. Astapchuk instead began practising in throwing events and her first international title came at the age of seventeen, as she won the shot put at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She was dominant at the younger levels and won at the 1999 European Athletics Junior Championships and then the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships.
She rose to top international level in the early 2000s, winning two consecutive silver medals at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and also finished as runner-up at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. She finished fourth at her first Summer Olympics in 2004, but reached the peak of her discipline the following year, winning at the 2005 European Athletics...
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