Aleksandr Dryhol

Aleksandr Dryhol (sometimes spelled Oleksandr Dryhol ), born April 25, 1966 is a Ukrainian, formerly Soviet track and field athlete primarily known for the Hammer throw . He was selected to compete for his home country in the 2012 Summer Olympics , his first Olympic selection at the age of 46.

Aleksandr Dryhol (sometimes spelled Oleksandr Dryhol and Oleksandr Drygol ; born April 25, 1966) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli, formerly Ukrainian and Soviet track and field athlete primarily known for the Hammer throw . He was selected to compete for Ukraine in the 2012 Summer Olympics , his first Olympic selection at the age of 46. He is the current world record holder in the M45 division of masters athletics at 79.42 m. In 2016, at the age of 50, he switched his country of eligibility to Israel, where he had been living for several years. On June 1, with a 77.70 m (254 ft 11 in) throw in Jablonec nad Nisou , he qualified for the Olympics again. At that point in time he was the #7 thrower in the world that year. His throw does not count as a Masters M50 world record because the implement he throws for open competition is 1.26 kg heavier than the normal implement for the M50 age group. His throw was almost 6 meters further than Jud Logan 's record with the lighter implement. In November 2016 it was announced retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that Dryhol had tested positive for prohibited substances.

Ukrainian-born Israeli hammer thrower Aleksandr Dryhol (sometimes spelled Oleksandr Dryhol and Oleksandr Drygol ; born 25 April 1966) is a Ukrainian-born Israeli, formerly Ukrainian and Soviet track and field athlete primarily known for the Hammer throw . He was selected to compete for Ukraine in the 2012 Summer Olympics , his first Olympic selection at the age of 46. He is the current world record holder in the M45 division of masters athletics at 79.42 m. In 2016, at the age of 50, he switched his country of eligibility to Israel, where he had been living for several years. On 1 June, with a 77.70 m (254 ft 11 in) throw in Jablonec nad Nisou , he qualified for the Olympics again. At that point in time he was the #7 thrower in the world that year. His throw does not count as a Masters M50 world record because the implement he throws for open competition is 1.26 kg heavier than the normal implement for the M50 age group. His throw was almost 6 meters further than Jud Logan 's record with the lighter implement. He is the last remaining active athlete to have competed for the Soviet Union. In November 2016 it was announced retests of the samples taken from the 2012 Olympics indicated that Dryhol had tested positive for prohibited substances. "Yup, a 50-year-old man is throwing 16-pound hammer 255 feet" . 8 July 2016.