Alphanso Cunningham

Alphanso Cunningham

Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1980-08-29) 29 August 1980 (age 45)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	F53 Javelin F53 Discus
Coached by	Neville Sinclair[ citation needed ]
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2004, 2008, 2012
Highest world ranking	Javelin: 1st
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 1 1 0 Parapan Games 3 1 2 Track and field (athletics) Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Discus throw F53 2012 London Javelin throw F52/53 World Championships 2013 Lyon Javelin throw F52/53 2006 Assen Discus throw F53 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Discus throw F32-34/51-52 2011 Guadalajara Discus throw F51/52/53 2015 Toronto Discus throw F51/52/53/57 2011 Guadalajara Javelin throw F52/53 2007 Rio de Janeiro Javelin throw F33/34/52/53 2015 Toronto Javelin throw F53/54/55

Alphanso Cunningham (born 29 August 1980) is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events. ^[1]

Personal life

Cunningham was born with osteogenesis imperfecta. ^[2]

He has one daughter. ^[2]

Career history

Cunningham competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the javelin and won gold in the F53 discus throw. ^[3] He competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics without winning a medal.

He won gold in the F52/53 javelin at the London 2012 Paralympics. ^[4]

At the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Cunningham won gold in discus throw F51/52/53/57 and bronze in javelin throw F53/54/55 competition. ^[5]

Cunningham finished 5th in javelin F54 ^[6] and 10th in shot put F53 ^[7] at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

References

1. "Alphanso Cunningham". infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
2. "Jamaica's Paralympic champion Cunningham reinvents into master of multiple sports". International Paralympic Committee. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
3. profile on paralympic.org
4. "London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Javelin F52/53". International Paralympic Committee.
5. "Athletics - Athlete Profile". Toronto 2015. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
6. "Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Javelin F54 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
7. "Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Shot Put F53 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

External links

• Alphanso Cunningham at the International Paralympic Committee
• Alphanso Cunningham at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)