Ilya Konovalov (hammer thrower)

Ilya Konovalov
Personal information
Native name
Илья Валерьевич Коновалов
Full nameIlya Valeryevich Konovalov
NationalityRussian
BornMarch 4, 1971 (1971-03-04) (age 55)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight119 kg (262 lb)
Sport
Country Russia
SportMen's Athletics
Event
Hammer throw
ClubDynamo Kursk
Achievements and titles
Personal best82.28 m (2000)
Medal record
World Championships
2001 Edmonton Hammer
Universiade
1997 Catania Hammer

Ilya Valeryevich Konovalov (Russian: Илья Валерьевич Коновалов; born 4 March 1971 in Yefrosimovka, Kursk) is a retired male hammer thrower from Russia, whose personal best throw is 82.28 metres, achieved in August 2003 in Tula.

In 2007 Konovalov was found guilty of acetazolamide doping. The sample was delivered on 17 December 2006 in an in-competition test in Kursk, Russia. He received a suspension from February 2007 to February 2009.