Bil Marinkovic

Winning gold in the F11 javelin throw at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. "The golden one was a long time ago, but I still remember it very fondly. To be first at the Paralympics and to hear the national anthem is the greatest feeling ever. I'm working to relive that." (oepc.at, 20 Aug 2018)

Coach Gregor Hogler. (Athlete, 24 Oct 2015)

Czech javelin thrower Jan Zelezny, Estonian discus thrower Gerd Kanter. (Athlete, 24 Oct 2015)

He was sidelined from competing in the shot put at the 2019 Croatia Open in Split due to a shoulder injury. He only competed in the discus at the event. (hilfsgemeinschaft.at, 01 Aug 2019)

He underwent surgery on his left shoulder in 2017. He returned to full training in February 2018 and made his competitive comeback in April that year. (gerhard-mayer.at, 29 Apr 2018)

He had an operation on a meniscus tear in his knee in December 2010. (wiev1.orf.at, 17 Jan 2011)

"No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 24 Oct 2015)

He received the Para Athlete of the Year award at the 2016 Vienna Sports Awards in Austria. (ots.at, 29 Sep 2016)

He was named Para Athlete of the Year in Austria in 2007 and 2010. (hilfsgemeinschaft.at, 27 Aug 2010)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lukasweisshaidinger.com, 11 Mar 2020)

He lost his sight at age 15 due to a genetic condition. (Athlete, 24 Oct 2015; oepc.at, 15 Aug 2012)

BOOK
His biography was released in September 2013. It was written by author Reinold-Othmar Salat and titled 'Als die Sonne fur immer unterging' [As the sun went down forever]. (oepc.at, 10 Sep 2013)

TO SERBIA AND BACK
He was born in Vienna, Austria, but moved to Serbia at a young age. He returned to Vienna at age 10. (m-media.or.at, 21 Jan 2011)