Vasyl Lishchynskyi

Vasyl Lischynskyi
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born(1964-03-18)18 March 1964
Died29 November 2015(2015-11-29) (aged 51)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportParalympic athletics
F11/12
Event
Throwing events
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 2 2 1
World Championships 0 1 1
European Championships 2 0 1
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaShot put – F11
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingDiscus throw – F11/12
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaDiscus throw – F11
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonDiscus throw – F11
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingShot put – F11/12
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 Villeneuve d'AscqDiscus – F11
Silver medal – second place2011 ChristchurchShot put F11
Silver medal – second place2011 ChristchurchDiscus – F11
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonShot put F11
Bronze medal – third place2006 AssenDiscus – F11
Bronze medal – third place2013 LyonDiscus F11
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 StadskanaalShot put – F11
Gold medal – first place2012 StadskanaalDiscus – F11
Bronze medal – third place2014 SwanseaDiscus – F11

Vasyl Lischynskyi (Ukrainian: Василь Вікторович Ліщинський; 18 March 1964 – 29 November 2015)[1] was a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11/12 throwing events.[2]

Biography

Vasyl competed in four Paralympics, always competing in the shot and discus. His first games were in 1996 where he won gold in the shot and silver in the discus. 2000 and 2004 proved barren games but in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China he won a gold medal in the F11/12 discus and a bronze in the F11/12 shot put.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Умер спортсмен, выигравший для Украины первое "золото" Паралимпиады". sport.segodnya.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on December 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vasyl Lishchynskyi". IPC Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2013.


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