ANDREI MIKHNEVICH in action at his final World Championships where he finished third but had
the medal taken from him for his drugs offences. In 2013 he was banned from sports for life due to
his second doping positive - his first was in 2001.
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In 2012 The IAAF retested doping samples from the 2005 World Athletics
Championships and Mikhnevich was found positive for 3 anabolic steroids:
Clenbuterol, Methandienone and Oxandrolone.
He was subsequently
banned from sports for life, and the results from 6 August 2005 onwards
were annulled. He lost the silver medals from the World Indoor
Championships in 2006 and 2010, and the bronze medals from the 2007 and
2011 IAAF World Championships. In August 2014 IOC also disqualified
his results from the 2008 Summer Olympics and allocated the bronze
medal.
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He kept his 2003 Gold medal - see photos at bottom of this page.
Men's Shot Put Final. Daegu.
1. David STORL
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(GER) 21.78m
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2. Dylan ARMSTRONG
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(CAN) 21.64m
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3. Andrei MIKHNEVICH
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(BLR) 21.40m
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4. Christian CANTWELL
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(USA) 21.36m
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5. Reese HOFFA
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(USA) 20.99m
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6. Marco FORTES
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(POR) 20.83m
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7. Ryan WHITING
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(USA) 20.75m
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8. Adam NELSON
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(USA) 20.29m
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Andrei is pictured above during the final of the men's Shot Put at the 2007 World Championships
in Osaka. Mikhnevich, who had won gold at the 2003 Worlds, won the bronze medal with a seasons
best put of 21.27m, 34cm back on the silver medalist Adam Nelson. Photo G.H. ©
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Men's Shot Put Final.
2007 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Reese HOFFA |
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USA |
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22.04 |
| 2. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
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21.61 |
| 3. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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21.27 |
| 4. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
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21.13 |
| 5. Tomasz MAJEWSKI |
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POL |
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20.87 |
| 6. Miran VODOVNIK |
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SLO |
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20.67 |
| 7. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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20.45 |
| 8. Yury BIALOU |
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BLR |
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20.34 |
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Photo of Andrei Mikhnevich taken on 6th. August 2005 by G. Herringshaw. ©
Andrei is pictured above during the mens Shot Put final at the 2005 World Championships
in Helsinki. Mikhnevich, the defending champion, finished in sixth place with a put of 20.74m.
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Men's Shot Put Final
2005 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
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21.73 |
| 2. Rutger SMITH |
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NED |
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21.29 |
| 3. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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20.99 |
| 4. Yuriy BILONOG |
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UKR |
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20.89 |
| 5. Christian CANTWELL |
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USA |
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20.87 |
| 6. Andrey MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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20.74 |
| 7. Joachim OLSEN |
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DEN |
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20.73 |
| 8. Ville TIISANOJA |
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FIN |
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20.57 |
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The pictures above show Andrei during the final of the Shot Put at the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris.
Mikhnevich produced a fine performance to win the gold medal with a put of 21.69m.
It was the only medal he was allowd to keep !!!!
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Men's Shot Put Final
2003 World Athletics Championships
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| 1. Andrei MIKHNEVICH |
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BLR |
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21.69 |
| 2. Adam NELSON |
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USA |
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21.26 |
| 3. Yuriy BILONOG |
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UKR |
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21.10 |
| 4. Kevin TOTH |
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USA |
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20.89 |
| 5. Justin ANLEZARK |
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AUS |
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20.61 |
| 6. Ralf BARTELS |
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GER |
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20.50 |
| 7. Tepa REINIKAINEN |
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FIN |
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20.45 |
| 8. Ville TIISANOJA |
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FIN |
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20.09 |
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