Alphanso Cunningham Explained
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| Alphanso Cunningham |
| Nationality: | Jamaican |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1980 |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | F53 Javelin
F53 Discus |
| Coach: | Neville Sinclair |
| Paralympics: | 2004, 2008, 2012 |
| Highestranking: | Javelin: 1st |
Alphanso Cunningham (born 29 August 1980) is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.[1]
Career history
Cunningham competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the javelin and won gold in the F53 discus throw.[2] He competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics without winning a medal.
He won gold in the F52/53 javelin at the London 2012 Paralympics.[3]
At the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Cunningham won gold in discus throw F51/52/53/57 and bronze in javelin throw F53/54/55 competition.[4]
Cunningham finished 5th in javelin F54[5] and 10th in shot put F53[6] at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: Alphanso Cunningham. 9 August 2013. infostradasports.com. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061906/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=681111&refreshauto=1. dead.
- http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?sport=all&games=all&Medal=all&npc=all&name=Cunningham&fname=Alphonso&gender=all profile on paralympic.org
- Web site: London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Javelin F52/53. International Paralympic Committee.
- Web site: Athletics - Athlete Profile . Toronto 2015 . May 24, 2017 . August 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150810182152/http://results.toronto2015.org/PRS/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n10197071-cunningham-alphanso.htm . dead .
- Web site: Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Javelin F54 - Results . International Paralympic Committee . May 24, 2017 .
- Web site: Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Shot Put F53 - Results . International Paralympic Committee . May 24, 2017 .
