Vasyl Lischynskyi (18 March 1964 – 29 November 2015)[1] was a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F11/12 throwing events.[2]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ukrainian |
Born | 18 March 1964 |
Died | 29 November 2015 | (aged 51)
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Country | Ukraine |
Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | F11/12 |
Event | Throwing events |
Medal record |
Biography edit
Vasyl competed in four Paralympics, always competing in the shot and discus. His first games were in 1996 where he won gold in the shot and silver in the discus. 2000 and 2004 proved barren games but in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China he won a gold medal in the F11/12 discus and a bronze in the F11/12 shot put.
Notes edit
- ^ Умер спортсмен, выигравший для Украины первое "золото" Паралимпиады
- ^ "Vasyl Lishchynskyi". IPC Athletics. Retrieved 5 August 2013.