Mikhail Kostin (born 10 May 1959) is a Belarusian male former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put, mainly for the Soviet Union. He won the inaugural shot put title at the Belarusian national championships in 1992.Belarusian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-11. He made one international appearance for his native country, winning the 1993 European Cup title in the Second League.European Cup C Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
While he never competed at a major international event, he achieved distances that ranked him very highly. He threw beyond twenty metres every season he competed in from 1984 to 1994.Michail Kostin. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-11. His best , achieved in 1986 ranked him seventh in the world for that season and, reflecting the high standards of the time, he continues to rank in the all-time top 30 shot putters.All Time Lists senior outdoor Shot Put Men. AIAF. Retrieved 2018-02-11. He ranked among the top ten shot putters in the world for the 1988 and 1989 seasons. In indoor competition, he set a best of in Minsk in January 1988, which makes him the third best Soviet thrower indoors after Sergey Kasnauskas and Sergey Smirnov.All Time Lists senior indoor Shot Put Men. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-11. It made him the third best athlete of the 1988 indoor season, after Randy Barnes and Remigius Machura.World Top Performers Indoors. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
International competitions 1993European Cup 2nd LeagueRotterdam, Netherlands1stShot put18.97
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