Doniyor Saliev

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Doniyor Saliev
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Sport
CountryUzbekistan
Sport Para-athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability class T12
Events

Doniyor Saliev is a visually impaired Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete competing in T12-classification events. [1] He is a three-time medalist at the Summer Paralympics. He is also a three-time gold medalist in the men's long jump T12 event at the World Para Athletics Championships.

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Career

At the 2010 Asian Para Games held in Guangzhou, China, Saliev won the bronze medal in the men's long jump F13 event. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He won the bronze medal in the men's long jump T12 event and the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay T11–13 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [1] Saliev was also the flag bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [2]

At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saliev won the gold medal in the men's long jump T12 event. In 2019, he qualified to represent Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan after winning the gold medal in the men's long jump T12 event at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [3] [4] He competed in the men's long jump T12 event. [5]

He won the gold medal in the men's long jump T12 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France. [6]

Achievements

Track

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd4 × 100 metres relay 43.47 s

Field

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 Summer Paralympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rdLong jump T12 7.04 m

References

  1. 1 2 "Doniyor Saliev". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016.
  3. "2019 World Para Athletics Championships - Results - Men's Long Jump T12 Final" (pdf). IPC . 15 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  4. "Men's long jump T12" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.