Oleksandr Iasynovyi Explained

Oleksandr Iasynovyi (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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IASYNOVYI Oleksandr. International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000629/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=513&personid=851139. dead.
  2. Web site: Athlete Search Results: Oleksandr Yasynovyy. International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2013.
  3. Web site: IPC Athletics World Records. International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130118205815/http://paralympic.org/Results/world-records/Athletics. 18 January 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Athlete Search Results: Oleksandr Iasynovyi. International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2013.

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