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Oleksandr Doroshenko

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Oleksandr Doroshenko
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1981-09-01) 1 September 1981 (age 43)
Voroshylovhrad, Voroshylovhrad Oblast, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine)
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classF38
EventThrowing events

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Doroshenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Володимирович Дорошенко; born 1 September 1981) is a Paralympian athlete from Ukraine competing mainly in category F38 throwing events.[1][2]

Olexandr competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics winning gold in both the F38 shot put and discus and a bronze in the combined F36/38 javelin.[3]

Two-time Paralympic champion Oleksandr Doroshenko (javelin thrower) took fourth place of the 2024 Summer Paralympics with a result of 51.85 meters.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Oleksandr Doroshenko". IPC Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. ^ Oleksandr Doroshenko Paralympics 2024
  3. ^ profile on paralympic.org
  4. ^ Ukraine won the first medal of the 2024 Paralympics in athletics — silver in the javelin throw
  5. ^ Undeterred by War, Ukrainian Paralympic Team Set to Shine in Paris