Oleksandr Iasynovyi

Oleksandr Iasynovyi
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyDiscus Throw - F13
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyShot Put - F13
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingDiscus Throw - F11-12
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 ChristchurchDiscus Throw F12

Oleksandr Iasynovyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Борисович Ясиновий; born Aug 4, 1966)[1] is a visually impaired Paralympic athlete from Ukraine. He competes in throwing events, specialising in discus.

At the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, he competed in the F13 classification. He won a silver medal in shot put. In the F13 discus event he won gold, and set an F13 world record that still stands 12 years later.[2][3]

Following deterioration of his vision, Iasynovyi competed in the F12 classification at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. There, he won a bronze medal in the men's F11-12 discus throw event.[4] At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships, Iasynovyi won gold in the Men's F12 discus event.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "IASYNOVYI Oleksandr". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Search Results: Oleksandr Yasynovyy". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Athlete Search Results: Oleksandr Iasynovyi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2013.


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