Alphanso Cunningham
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Nationality | Jamaican | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 August 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) |
F53 Javelin F53 Discus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Neville Sinclair | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2004, 2008, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | Javelin: 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alphanso Cunningham (born 29 August 1980) is a Paralympian athlete from Jamaica competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.[1]
Career history
Cunningham competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in the javelin and won gold in the F53 discus throw. [2] He competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics without winning a medal.
He won gold in the F52/53 javelin at the London 2012 Paralympics.[3]
At the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Cunningham won gold in discus throw F51/52/53/57 and bronze in javelin throw F53/54/55 competition.[4]
Cunningham finished 5th in javelin F54[5] and 10th in shot put F53[6] at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
References
- ↑ "Alphanso Cunningham". infostradasports.com. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ↑ profile on paralympic.org
- ↑ "London 2012 Paralympic Games Athletics Men's Javelin F52/53". International Paralympic Committee.
- ↑ "Athletics - Athlete Profile". Toronto 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Javelin F54 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
- ↑ "Athletics at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games Men's Shot Put F53 - Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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