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Andriy Onufriyenko

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Ukraine
Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Classification
T37

Further personal information

Family
Wife Irina, one daughter
Residence
Illichivs'k, UKR
Occupation
Athlete, Coach
Languages
Russian, Ukrainian
Higher education
South-Ukrainian National Pedagogical University: Odessa, UKR

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
He began the sport in 1996 at age 13 at a boarding school for people with impairments.
Club / Team
Invasport: Odessa, UKR
Name of coach
Tatiana Orlova [personal], UKR, from 2001; Andriy Fateev [national]

International debut

Year
1998
Competing for
Ukraine
Tournament
World Championships
Location
Birmingham, ENG

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Winning bronze in the 400m at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, winning gold in the long jump at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)
Most influential person in career
His sister Oksana. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)
Hero / Idol
Ukrainian shot putter Yuriy Bilonoh. (Athlete, 22 Oct 2015)
Injuries
He injured his ankle and back in 2008. (Athlete, 23 Feb 2011)
Awards and honours
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 04 Mar 2016)

In 2012 he was one of five Paralympic athletes named among the Odessa region's Best Athletes of the Year. (porto-fr.odessa.ua, 28 Dec 2012)

For his performances at the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic Games, he was awarded the Order for Courage. (odessit.ua, 01 Feb 2013)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 4x100 m T35-38 Final Round 9999
Men's 100 m T38 Final Round 6
Men's 200 m T38 Heat 1 7
Men's 400 m T38 Final Round 3
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T38 Final Round 6
Men's 200 m T38 Heat 3 3
Men's 200 m T38 Final Round 5
Men's 400 m T38 Heat 1 3
Men's 400 m T38 Final Round 4
Men's 4x100 m T35-38 Final Round 2
Men's 4x400 m T35-38 Final Round 2
Men's 100 m T38 Heat 2 2
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 4x400 m T35-38 Final Round 3
Men's 4x100 m T35-38 Final Round 3
Men's 100 m T38 Heat 1 2
Men's 100 m T38 Final Round 6
Men's 200 m T38 Heat 2 3
Men's 200 m T38 Final Round 4
Men's 400 m T38 Heat 2 2
Men's 400 m T38 Final Round 4
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T38 Heat 1 3
Men's 100 m T38 Final Round 4
Men's 200 m T38 Final Round 4
Men's 400 m T38 Final Round 4
Men's 4x400 m T38 Final Round 9999
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump F37/38 Final 2011-01-22 3
Men's 200 m T38 Heat 2 2011-01-25 3
Men's 200 m T38 Final 2011-01-26 6
Men's 4x100 m T35-38 Final 2011-01-27 1
Men's 400 m T38 Heat 1 2011-01-28 9999
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump F37/38 Final Round 2012-09-05 6
Men's 200 m T38 Heat 1 2012-09-07 5
IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Long Jump T37/38 Final 1 2013-07-20 1
Men's 200 m T37 Semifinal 2 2013-07-23 8
Men's 200 m T37 Final 1 2013-07-24 7
Men's 400 m T37 Semifinal 1 2013-07-25 9999
Men's 4x100 m T35-38 Final 1 2013-07-27 3
IPC Athletics 2015 World Championships (Doha, Qatar)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 200 m T37 Heat 1 2015-10-22 7
Men's 200 m T37 Final 1 2015-10-22 7
Men's Long Jump T37 Final 1 2015-10-29 4
Men's 400 m T37 Final 1 2015-10-29 9999
Men's 100 m T37 Heat 1 2015-10-30 9
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's 100 m T37 Heat 2 2016-09-10 5
Men's 100 m T37 Final Round 2016-09-11 7
Men's Long Jump T37 Final Round 2016-09-13 6