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Aliaksandr Malashevich

Belarusian discus thrower

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ4725557 ↗
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Aliaksandr Malashevich (Belarusian: Аляксандар Малашэвіч; born 7 April 1977) is a Belarusian discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.80 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Minsk.

He won the bronze medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade, finished sixth at the 2003 Summer Universiade and fifth at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without qualifying for the final round.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1977, 2004, 2001, 2003—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1977-04-07. For this dossier, Aliaksandr, Malashevich and Belarusian is the immediate research focus.
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