Doniyor Saliev | |
Country: | Uzbekistan |
Sport: | Para-athletics |
Disability: | Vision impairment |
Disability Class: | T12 |
Doniyor Saliev is a visually impaired Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete competing in T12-classification events.[1] He is a two-time bronze medalist at the Summer Paralympics. He is also a two-time gold medalist in the men's long jump T12 event at the World Para Athletics Championships.
At the 2010 Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China, Saliev won the bronze medal in the men's long jump F13 event. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the men's long jump T12 event and the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay T11–13 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1] Saliev was also the flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[2]
At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saliev won the gold medal in the men's long jump T12 event. In 2019, he qualified to represent Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the gold medal in the men's long jump T12 event at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3] [4] He competed in the men's long jump T12 event.[5]
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | 4 × 100 metres relay | 43.47 s |
2016 | Summer Paralympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Long jump T12 | 7.04 m |