Nadzeya Astapchuk (Belarusian: Надзея Астапчук; Russian: Надежда Остапчук, Nadezhda Ostapchuk; born October 12, 1980) is a Belarusian shot putter. She rose to top international level in the early 2000's, winning several medals, and finishing fourth at her first Summer Olympics in 2004. She became world champion in 2005.
Her personal best is 21.09 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Minsk.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 1st | 18.23 PB |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | 19.24 PB |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | |
| 2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 2nd | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 20.12 PB |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 7th | |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 1st | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 6th | |
| European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 3rd | |
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