Ihor Tsvietov

Ihor Tsvietov (born 2 March 1994) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy. He won two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: in the men's 100 metres T35 event and in the men's 200 metres T35 event.[1] He is scheduled to compete in these events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Ihor Tsvietov
Ihor Tsvietov (middle, 2016)
Personal information
Born (1994-03-02) 2 March 1994
Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportPara-athletics
DisabilityCerebral palsy
Disability classT35
Event(s)
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m T35
2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m T35
World Championships
2017 London 100 m T35
2017 London 200 m T35
2019 Dubai 100 m T35
2019 Dubai 200 m T35
European Championships
2018 Berlin 100 m T35
2018 Berlin 200 m T35

Career
Tsvietov winning the 100 metres T35 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

He won the gold medal in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.

Tsvietov also won the gold medals in the men's 100 metres T35 and men's 200 metres T35 events at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships.[2][3] In both events he was the only medalist as there were only two competitors, Tsvietov and Jordan Howe, in these events.

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he set a new world-record time of 11.07s in the men's 100 metres T35 event and also a new world-record time of 23.04s in the men's 200 metres T35 event.[4][5]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ukraine
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 100 m 12.31s
1st 200 m 25.11s
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st 100 m 12.38s
1st 200 m 25.52s
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 100 m 12.77s
1st 200 m 26.10s
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st 100 m 11.77s
1st 200 m 23.04s

References
  1. "Ihor Tsvietov". paralympic.org.
  2. 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Men's 100 metres T35, paralympic.org
  3. 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships Men's 200 metres T35, paralympic.org
  4. "Men's 100 metres – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. "Men's 200 metres – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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