Mykhaylo Kokhan or Mykhailo Serhiiovych Kokhan (; born 22 January 2001) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

. He won the bronze medal at the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Career

He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships finishing fifth the final. His personal best with a senior implement was 77.39 metres set in Doha in 2019. He improved it with 80.78 m im

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on 5 July 2021.

International competitions

¹Sum of the best marks in the two stages.

References

2001 births Living people Ukrainian male hammer throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Ukraine Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Ukrainian Athletics Championships winners Youth Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine World Youth Championships in Athletics winners Youth Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ukraine 21st-century Ukrainian sportsmen Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games European Games silver medalists for Ukraine European Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Ukraine Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Ukraine-athletics-bio-stub