Ilya Konovalov (hammer thrower)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Valeryevich and the family name is Konovalov.

Ilya Valeryevich Konovalov (Russian: Илья Валерьевич Коновалов; born 4 March 1971 in Yefrosimovka, Kursk) is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia, whose personal best throw is 82.28 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Tula.

Ilya Konovalov

Personal information
Native name	Илья Валерьевич Коновалов
Full name	Ilya Valeryevich Konovalov
Nationality	Russian
Born	March 4, 1971 (1971-03-04) (age 53) Yefrosimovka, Soviet Union
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	119 kg (262 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Men's Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Club	Dynamo Kursk
Achievements and titles
Personal best	82.28 m (2000)
Medal record World Championships 2001 Edmonton Hammer Universiade 1997 Catania Hammer

In 2007 Konovalov was found guilty of acetazolamide doping. The sample was delivered on 17 December 2006 in an in-competition test in Kursk, Russia. He received a suspension from February 2007 to February 2009.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Russia
1993	Universiade	Buffalo, United States	5th	73.52 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	76.50 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	78.72 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	6th	78.68 m
	Universiade	Catania, Italy	3rd	76.16 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th
	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	3rd
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	10th	75.63 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	5th
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	20th	76.79 m
2003	World Military Games	Catania, Italy	3rd	72.86 m
	World Championships	Paris, France	6th
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	7th
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	12th (q)	76.36 m
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	8th
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th
	World Athletics Final	Szombathely, Hungary	8th
2006	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	77.14 m

Note: At the 2004 Athens Olympics, Konovalov failed to reach the final. He originally finished 14th in the qualifying round but was promoted to 12th after two of the finalists were disqualified for failing drug tests.

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References

• Ilya Konovalov at World Athletics
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ilya Konovalov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12.