Aleksandr Svechnikov

Aleksandr Svechnikov is a visually impaired Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete competing in F13-classification javelin throw events.[1] He represented Uzbekistan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F13 event.[1][2]

Aleksandr Svechnikov
Sport
CountryUzbekistan
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability classF13
Event(s)Javelin throw

He also won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F13 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom with a new world record of 71.01 m.[3]

At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, he set a new world record in the men's javelin throw F13 event.

References

  1. "Aleksandr Svechnikov". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. "Five countries who won historic golds at Rio 2016". paralympic.org. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "2017 World Para Athletics Championships – Results – Men's Javelin Throw F13 Final" (pdf). IPC. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.


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