Vladimir Nikolayevich Sasimovich (, ; born 14 September 1968) is a retired
javelin throw
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er who represented the
USSR
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and later
Belarus
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.
His personal best was 87.40 metres, achieved in June 1995 in
Kuortane
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. He was suspended by the IAAF from August 2004 to August 2006.
Seasonal bests by year
*1986 - 78.84
*1991 - 87.08
*1992 - 78.40
*1993 - 84.28
*1994 - 83.14
*1995 - 87.40
*1997 - 77.84
*1998 - 79.68
*1999 - 81.64
*2000 - 84.42
*2001 - 76.68
*2003 - 79.57
*2004 - 78.55
Achievements
See also
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
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External links
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sports-reference
1968 births
Living people
Belarusian male javelin throwers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Belarus
World Athletics Championships medalists
Soviet Athletics Championships winners
World Athletics U20 Championships winners
20th-century Belarusian sportsmen
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