Hleb Aliaksandravich Dudarau (Belarusian: Глеб Аляксандравіч Дудараў; born October 17, 1996) is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He represented his home country at the 2018 European Athletics Championships, finishing a meter out of qualifying for the final. His personal best 78.04 m (256 ft 1⁄4 in), set just three and a half months earlier, would have been the number one qualifier or a bronze medal behind the Polish duo of Wojciech Nowicki and Paweł Fajdek.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 October 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| College team | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 78.29 m (256 ft 10+1⁄4 in) (2019) |
Already an outstanding junior hammer thrower, he holds the national junior record in both the hammer throw and weight throw in his home country. Belarus has a strong tradition in hammer throw, winning 4 Olympic medals in the 6 Olympics of its existence. Prior to that, as part of the Soviet Union, Belorussian athletes added an additional 6 medals. Hleb came to the US to throw for the University of Kansas using the name Gleb Dudarev.[1] He was the runner-up at the 2019 NCAA Championships.
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edit- ^ "Gleb Dudarev". 14 October 2016.
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