Mykhaylo Kokhan

Mykhaylo Kokhan
Mykhailo Kokhan
Mykhaylo Kokhan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (2001-01-22) 22 January 2001
Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Hammer throw
Medal record

Mykhaylo Kokhan or Mykhailo Serhiiovych Kokhan (Ukrainian: Михайло Сергійович Кохан; born 22 January 2001) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the hammer throw.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

He represented his country at the 2019 World Championships finishing fifth the final.

His personal best with a senior implement was 82.02 m metres set at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ukraine
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st Hammer throw (5 kg) 82.31 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Győr, Hungary 1st Hammer throw (5 kg) 78.28 m
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd Hammer throw (6 kg) 79.68 m
Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st Hammer throw (5 kg) 85.97 m + 85.14 m1
2019 European Throwing Cup (U23) Šamorín, Slovakia 1st Hammer throw 76.68 m
European U20 Championships Borås, Sweden 1st Hammer throw (6 kg) 84.73 m (EU20R CR)
World Championships Doha, Qatar 5th Hammer throw 77.39 m
2021 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st Hammer throw 77.88 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th Hammer throw 80.39 m
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 7th Hammer throw 78.83 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th Hammer throw 78.48 m
2023 European U23 Championships Espoo, Finland 1st Hammer throw 77.21 m
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 5th Hammer throw 79.59 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 3rd Hammer throw 80.18 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 3rd Hammer throw 79.39 m
2025 World University Games Bochum, Germany 1st Hammer throw 77.10 m
World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th Hammer throw 82.02 m

1Sum of the best marks in the two stages.

References