Andrii Holivets

Andrii Holivets (born 22 February 1972) is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11/12 throwing events.[1]

Andrii Holivets

Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1972-02-22) 22 February 1972
Sport
Country	Ukraine
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F12
Event(s)	Throwing events
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 0 0 World Championships 1 0 0 European Championships 1 0 1 Paralympic athletics Representing  Ukraine Paralympic Games 2012 London Shot put – F11/12 IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon Shot put F12 IPC European Championships 2012 Stadskanaal Shot put - F12 2014 Swansea Shot put - F12

In 2012, Holivets entered the European Championships in Stadskanaal in the Netherlands. There he competed in the F12 shot put, recording a distance of 15.52m which gave him his first major gold medal. Holivets competed in his first Paralympic Games at London in 2012. He competed in the shot put, in the joint F11/F12 event. He threw a distance of 16.25m, converting to 991 points, enough to beat his nearest rival, Russia's Vladimir Andryushchenko into second place.

At the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, Holivets again took the gold medal, and for the third time in last three major competitions he left Andryushchenko in silver medal position.