Mykhaylo Kokhan

Mykhaylo Kokhan
Mykhailo Kokhan

Mykhaylo Kokhan at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Ukraine Olympic Games 2024 Paris Hammer throw European Championships 2024 Rome Hammer throw 2026 Birmingham Hammer throw European Games 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Hammer throw Summer World University Games 2025 Bochum Hammer throw European U23 Championships 2021 Tallinn Hammer throw 2023 Espoo Hammer throw World U20 Championships 2018 Tampere Hammer throw European U20 Championships 2019 Borås Hammer throw Youth Olympics 2018 Buenos Aires Hammer throw World U18 Championships 2017 Nairobi Hammer throw European Youth Olympic Festival 2017 Győr Hammer throw

Mykhaylo Kokhan or Mykhailo Serhiiovych Kokhan (Ukrainian: Михайло Сергійович Кохан; born 22 January 2001) is a Ukrainian athlete specialising in the hammer throw. 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
2026	European Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	3rd	Hammer throw	79.49 m

¹Sum of the best marks in the two stages.