Aleksandr Lobynya

Aleksandr Lobynya (born 31 May 1985) is a male Russian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.00 metres, achieved in Adler on 25 May 2011.

Aleksandr Lobynya
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984
Russia
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)21.00 m

Career

  • 2009

Lobynya broke the 20-metre barrier with a 20.09m effort in Bryansk on 27 June[1]

  • 2011

Lobynya produced a massive personal best of 21.00m, becoming the 2nd best Russian, 3rd best European,[2] and the 11th best Outdoor Shot-Putter in the World in 2011,[3] however he was omitted from the Russian National Team for the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea possibly due to the presence of rival Maksim Sidorov.[4]

References

  1. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=RUS/athcode=226782/index.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2011/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=SP/detail.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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