Ihar Fartunau
 Ihar Fartunau at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 April 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
 Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long jump High jump Triple jump Pentathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 1996, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
Shot Put: 14.71m Discus: 47.72m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ihar Fartunau (born 17 April 1973) is a visually impaired Paralympic athlete from Belarus.
Career history
Fartunau competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There he won a silver medal in the men's Triple jump - F12 event, a silver medal in the men's Long jump - F12 event, a bronze medal in the men's Pentathlon - P12 event and finished fourth in the men's 100 metres - T12 event. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There he did not finish in the men's Pentathlon - P13 event. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's Pentathlon - P13 event, a silver medal in the men's Long jump - F13 event, did not finish in the men's 100 metres - T13 event and went out in the first round of the men's 200 metres - T13. He also competed in the men's 100m - T13 at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China but went out in the heats.
In 2003, he set a high jump world record for F13 classified athletes; it still stands ten years later.[1]
References
- ↑ "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee.
External links
- Ihar Fartunau's profile on paralympic.org