Ihar Fartunau

Ihar Fartunau (Belarusian: Ігар Фартунаў; born 17 April 1973) is a visually impaired Paralympic athlete from Belarus.

Ihar Fartunau
Ihar Fartunau at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Personal information
Birth nameІгар Фартунаў
Born (1973-04-17) 17 April 1973
Sport
Country Belarus
SportAthletics
Disability classF13, P13
Event(s)Long jump
High jump
Triple jump
Pentathlon
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals1996, 2004
Personal best(s)Shot Put: 14.71m
Discus: 47.72m
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 3 1
World Championships 3 2 2
European Championships 1 0 0
Track and field (P13)
Representing  Belarus
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Pentathlon - P13
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Triple jump - F12
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Long jump - F12
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Long jump - F13
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Pentathlon - P12
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 LilleLong jump - F13
Gold medal – first place2011 ChristchurchHigh jump - F13
Gold medal – first place2013 LyonHigh jump - F13
Silver medal – second place2006 AssenLong jump - F13
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonLong jump - F13
Silver medal – second place2015 DohaHigh jump - F12
Bronze medal – third place2002 Lille100m - F13
Bronze medal – third place2002 Lille200m - F13
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 StadskanaalLong jump - F13
Bronze medal – third place2016 GrossetoLong jump - F13

Career history

Fartunau competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There he won a silver medal in the men's Triple jump - F12 event, a silver medal in the men's Long jump - F12 event, a bronze medal in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event and finished fourth in the men's 100 metres - T12 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he did not finish in the men's Pentathlon - P13 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P13 event, a silver medal in the men's Long jump - F13 event, did not finish in the men's 100 metres - T13 event and went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres - T13. He also competed in the men's 100m - T13 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China but went out in the heats.

In 2003, he set a high jump world record for F13 classified athletes; it still stands ten years later.[1]

References
  1. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.
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