Ivan Tsikhan

Ivan Tsikhan

Ivan Tsikhan at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
Personal information
Native name	Іван Рыгоравіч Ціхан
Full name	Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	July 24, 1976 (1976-07-24) (age 40) Hloŭsievičy, Soviet Union
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Hammer throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	84.53 m (2008)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Belarus Olympic Games Disqualified 2004 Athens Hammer 2008 Beijing Hammer 2016 Rio de Janeiro Hammer World Championships 2003 Paris Hammer Disqualified 2005 Helsinki Hammer 2007 Osaka Hammer European Championships 2016 Amsterdam Hammer Disqualified 2006 Gothenburg Hammer IAAF World Cup in Athletics 2006 Athens Hammer IAAF World Athletics Final Disqualified 2005 Monaco Hammer 2007 Stuggart Hammer Disqualified 2004 Monaco Hammer 2006 Stuggart Hammer 2003 Monaco Hammer Universiade 2003 Daegu Hammer

Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan, also spelled sometimes as Ivan Grigoryevich Tikhon (Belarusian: Іва́н Рыго́равіч Ці́хан, Łacinka: Ivan Ryhoravič Cichan, Russian: Ива́н Григо́рьевич Ти́хон; born July 24, 1976) is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic medalist.

Tsikhan was born in the village of Hloŭsievičy, Slonim district, Hrodna voblast in the Belarusian SSR, USSR. He now lives in Hrodna, Belarus. His wife Volha is also an athlete, she is a discus thrower and they have one son, Ivan, together. Tsikhan is coached by the former Olympic champion Sergey Litvinov. He is 185 cm tall and weighs 110 kg.

Tsikhan competed at his first World Championships in 1997, but without reaching the final. He also failed to do so at the 1998 European Championships, but finished tied for third in the final at the 2000 Olympic Games. Unfortunately he was ranked fourth because he did not have a superior second best. He then finished sixth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and ninth at the 2002 European Championships, and competed at the 2001 World Championships without reaching the final.