Aleksandr Klimenko (shot putter) explained

Aleksandr "Andriy" Klimenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Клименко Oleksandr Klymenko, Russian: Александр Клименко; 27 March 1970  - 7 March 2000) was a Ukrainian shot putter.

Biography

Born in Kiev he is best known for his gold medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, which he achieved with a lifetime best throw of 20.78 meters.

Klimenko died in a shooting on 7 March 2000 in Kyiv, at age 29, three weeks before his 30th birthday. He received four bullet wounds in the incident. Klimenko was working as a car salesman at the time of his death.[1]

Over 300 athletes, coaches and friends attended the funeral.[2]

International competitions

Representing the
1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada1st18.92 m
1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia1st19.38 m [3]
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan3rd20.34 m
UniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom1st19.35 m [4]
Representing the
1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy2nd20.02 m [5]
Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain8th20.23 m
1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Ontario, Canada4th20.58 m
Representing
1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States1st19.72 m
1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland1st20.78 m[6]
World CupLondon, United Kingdom2nd19.16 m [7]
1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12th18.26 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United StatesNM

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.segodnya.ua/oldarchive/c2256713004f33f5c22568a9004e9107.html Segodnya: The deceased was a known sportsman
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/alexander-klimenko-dies-in-shooting-incident Alexander Klimenko dies in shooting incident
  3. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm European Junior Championships (Men)
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wsgm.htm World Student Games (Universiade - Men)
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ei.htm European Indoor Championships (Men)
  6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ec.htm European Championships (Men)
  7. http://www.gbrathletics.co.uk/ic/wp.htm IAAF World Cup in Athletics