- Source: Aleksandr Klimenko (shot putter)
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.
Over 300 athletes, coaches and friends attended the funeral.
International competitions
References
External links
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleksandr Klymenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
Oleksandr Klymenko at World Athletics
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Aleksandr Klimenko (shot putter)
- Aleksandr Klimenko
- Shot put
- Klymenko
- Oleksandr Klymenko
- Werner Günthör
- Alexander Litvinenko
- Ulf Timmermann
- Ukrainians in Russia
- Deaths in 2024
