 Yarovyi at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born | 27 June 1999 Kremenchuk, Ukraine |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | F20 |
| Event | shot put |
| Club | Avanhard Complex Youth Sports School |
| Coached by | Yury Shchypets |
Medal record | |
Oleksandr Yarovyi (born 27 June 1999) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete who specializes in shot put. He represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Yarovyi represented Ukraine in the shot put F20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal. [2]
Ukraine made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, with thirty athletes competing in archery, track and field, powerlifting, swimming, and sitting volleyball. Vasyl Lishchynskyy won Ukraine's first Paralympic gold medal, in the shot put, and Ukrainians also won four silver medals and two bronze. Ukrainians had previously participated within the Soviet Union's delegation in 1988, and as part of the Unified Team in 1992. Ukraine, following its independence from the Soviet Union, missed out on the 1994 Winter Games, but made its Winter Paralympics début at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano. Ukraine has competed at every edition of the Summer and Winter Games since then and have done so with remarkable success.
The 2020 Summer Paralympics, branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Rosemary Little is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She won a bronze medal in wheelchair racing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and has also competed in handcycling. She competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, her third Games, where switched from wheelchair racing to shot put. She has been selected to compete in the shot put at the selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Oleksandr Vasyliovych Sitkovskyi is a Ukrainian long-distance runner.
Men's shot put events for athletes with cerebral palsy were held at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Events were held in six disability classes.
Muhammad Ziyad bin Zolkefli is a Malaysian Paralympic athlete who competes in T20 classification shot put events. He has represented Malaysia in multiple Paralympics, World Championships and regional games, previously holding the world record in his division.
Turkey competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's seventh appearance in the past eight Games despite their absence in the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Ukraine competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1996.
Yuliia Serhiivna Pavlenko is a visually impaired Ukrainian Paralympic athlete. She represented Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Anna Luxová is a Czech Paralympic athlete. She has represented Czech Republic at the Paralympics on three occasions in 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Róża Kozakowska is a Polish Paralympic athlete competing in F32-classification events. She won the gold medal in the women's club throw F32 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She also set a new world record of 28.74 metres. She won the silver medal in the women's shot put F32 event.
Elbek Sultonov is a visually impaired Uzbekistani Paralympic track and field athlete, competing in throwing events: shot put and discus throw. He represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Aleš Kisý is a Czech Paralympic athlete. He has represented Czech Republic at the Paralympics on five occasions in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Oleksandr Nazarenko is a Ukrainian Paralympic judoka. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 90 kg event. At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's 90 kg event.
Nurkhon Kurbanova is an Uzbekistani Paralympic athlete specializing in throwing events. She represented Uzbekistan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Gloria Zarza Guadarrama is a Mexican Paralympic athlete specializing in shot put. She represented Mexico in the Paralympic Games.
Yassine Guenichi is a Tunisian para-athlete who specializes in shot put. He represented Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Saida Amoudi is a Moroccan para-athlete who specializes in throwing events. She represented Morocco at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Maksym Koval is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete. He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Efstratios Nikolaidis is a Greek Paralympic athlete who specializes in shot put. He represented Greece at the Paralympic Games.
   | This article about a Paralympic medalist of Ukraine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
