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
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F13
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Javelin throw F13
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Javelin throw F13
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Javelin throw F12/F13

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. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. 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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