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{{short description|Belarusian hammer thrower}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Vadim Devyatovsky
| fullname = Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovsky
| native_name = Вадзім Анатолевіч Дзевяоўскі
| years_active = 
| image = Vadim Devyatovskiy.jpg
| caption = Vadim Devyatovsky at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka
| nationality = 
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|20 March 1977}}
| birth_place = [[Navapolatsk]], [[Byelorussian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]] (today [[Belarus]])
| height = {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|115|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| country =
| turnedpro = 
| retired = 
| sport = Athletics
| event = Hammer throw
| club = [[Dynamo Vitebsk]]
| pb = 84.90 m (2005)
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[sport of athletics|Athletics]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{BLR}} }}
{{Medal|Olympics}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] |[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer]]}}
{{Medal|Competition | [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 Helsinki]] | [[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|Hammer]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|2006 Gothenburg]] |[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|Hammer]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Universiade]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 Summer Universiade|2005 İzmir]]|[[Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade – Men's hammer throw|Hammer]]}}
}}

'''Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovsky''' ({{langx|be|Вадзім Анатольевіч Дзевятоўскі}}, {{lang|be-latn|Vadzim Anatoljevič Dzieviatoŭski}}, {{langx|ru|Вади́м Анато́льевич Девято́вский}}; born 20 March 1977 in [[Navapołacak]], [[Belarusian SSR]], [[USSR]]) is a [[Belarus]]ian [[hammer throw]]er.

He finished fourth at the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|2004 Summer Olympics]], and in 2005 he won the World Championships after his countryman Ivan Tsikhan was stripped of his gold medal because of doping violations. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He originally won a silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|2008 Summer Olympics]], but was later taken away for doping, but reinstated afterwards.<ref name=Doping/>

Since 2008 he is a coach of [[Estonia]]n hammer thrower [[Ellina Anissimova]].<ref>[http://www.dzd.ee/535950/molotom-po-vsej-sportivnoj-evrope/ Молотом по всей спортивной Европе], DzD.ee, 20.08.2011</ref>

On 21 August 2020, during the [[2020–21 Belarusian protests]] against the government of [[Alexander Lukashenko]], Devyatovsky posted a message on his Facebook page in which he stated that "Lukashenko is not my President!!!!!" and stated that his previous support for the regime was a "delusion" and "betrayal of myself".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://naviny.by/new/20200821/1598001537-vadim-devyatovskiy-lukashenko-ne-moy-prezident |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822120224/https://naviny.by/new/20200821/1598001537-vadim-devyatovskiy-lukashenko-ne-moy-prezident |archive-date=2020-08-22 |title=Вадим Девятовский: "Лукашенко не мой Президент!!!!!" {{!}} naviny.by}}</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/vadim.devyatovskiy {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Doping allegations==
He was [[List of doping cases in sport|suspended]] from the sport for doping violations from 18 September 2000 to 17 September 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=0/athcode=139904/index.html|work=iaaf.org|access-date=2008-09-05|title=Devyatovskiy Vadim}}</ref>

On 4 September 2008 it was reported that Devyatovsky and the bronze medalist from the Olympics, fellow Belarusian [[Ivan Tsikhan]], were under investigation by the [[International Olympic Committee]] for doping offenses. In December 2008, the IOC found him guilty of doping and took away his medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/murofushi-to-receive-hammer-throw-bronze-after-doping-ruling|title=Murofushi to receive hammer throw bronze after doping ruling|date=11 December 2008|work=Japan Today}}</ref> He appealed the IOC's findings to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=3814098&type=story|title=Belarusians appeal Olympic doping violations|work=ESPN.com|date=January 6, 2009|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

In June 2010 CAS ruled that the Beijing National Laboratory, which carried out the tests, had violated "documentation and reporting requirements" and granted his appeal for the reinstatement of the original competition results and the metal to be returned. It said the decision "should not be interpreted as an exoneration of the athletes," and the court did not say the athletes are free of any doping suspicion. CAS said the lab had provided no "plausible explanation" for interruption of the automated testing procedure of the IRMS—isotope ratio mass spectrometry—instruments and the lab breached international standards by having the same analyst test both the "A" and "B" samples. CAS further elaborated that the departure from these international standards "justify the annulment of the tests' results for both athletes".<ref name=Doping>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=oly&id=5271541|title=CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers|date=June 10, 2010|first=Elaine|last=Engeler|agency=Associated Press|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date= August 3, 2015}}</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{BLR}}
|-
|1994
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|5th
|[[1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|64.70 m]]
|-
|1996
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|70.88 m]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships|European U23 Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|4th
|[[1999 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's hammer throw|73.34 m]]
|-
|2003
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Paris]], [[France]]
|align="center" | 7th
|78.13 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|align="center" | 4th
|78.82 m
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
|[[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
|align="center" | 5th
|76.54 m
|-
|rowspan=1|2005
|[[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
|[[Szombathely]], [[Hungary]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|78.98 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] 
|[[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[[2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's hammer throw|80.76 m]]
|-
|[[2006 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
|[[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
|align="center" | 5th
|78.67 m
|-
|rowspan=2|2007
|[[2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw|World Championships]] 
|[[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
|align="center" | 4th
|81.57 m
|-
|[[2007 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
|[[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]]
|align="center" | 5th
|77.81 m
|-
|2008
|[[2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], [[China]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
| 81.61 m <ref name=Doping/>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||Vadim Devyatovskiy}}
*{{SR/Olympics profile|de/vadim-devyatovsky-1|Vadim Devyatovsky|archive=20161203025608}}

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