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 Kiev, 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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 1st 18.92 m
1989 European Junior Championships Varaždin, Yugoslavia 1st 19.38 m [3]
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rd 20.34 m
Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st 19.35 m [4]
Representing the  Commonwealth of Independent States
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 2nd 20.02 m [5]
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 8th 20.23 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada 4th 20.58 m
Representing  Ukraine
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 1st 19.72 m [4]
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 20.78 m [6]
World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd 19.16 m [7]
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 12th 18.26 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States — NM

References
  1. Segodnya: The deceased was a known sportsman
  2. Alexander Klimenko dies in shooting incident. IAAF (2000-03-13). Retrieved on 2014-12-02.
  3. European Junior Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
  4. World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
  5. European Indoor Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
  6. European Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics
  7. IAAF World Cup in Athletics - GBR Athletics
  • 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 2020-04-18.
  • Oleksandr Klymenko at World Athletics



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