Hanna Skydan (Ukrainian: Ганна Скидан, Azerbaijani: Hanna Skidan; 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]
Skydan in 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Ukraine (until 2014) Azerbaijan (since January 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Krasnyi Luch, Ukraine | 14 May 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Azerbaijan State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editFor 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2015 WSG profile". gwangju2015.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015.
- ^ Hanna Skydan at World Athletics
- ^ "Athletics: SKYDAN Hanna - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "That moment when… Skydan found the perfect coach | SERIES | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
External links
edit- Hanna Skydan at World Athletics
- Hanna Skydan at European Athletics
- Hanna Skydan at Olympics.com
- Anna Skydan at Olympedia
- Hanna Skidan at Olympic.az (in Azerbaijani)