Roman Pavlyk

Roman Pavlyk (Ukrainian: Роман Павлик; born 1 December 1983) is a Paralympic athlete from Ukraine. He has cerebral palsy and competes in T36 sprint and F36 long jump events.

Roman Pavlyk
Roman Pavlyk in October 2016
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1983-12-01) 1 December 1983
Sport
Country Ukraine
SportAthletics
Disability classT36
Event(s)Sprint
Long jump

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's 100 metres (330 ft) - T36 event, a gold medal in the men's 400 metres (1,300 ft) - T36 event and a silver medal in the men's 200 metres (660 ft) - T36 event. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won gold medals in long jump and 200 metres events, and bronze in 100 m and 400 m races.

He holds the long jump world record for F36 classified athletes.[1]

References

  1. "IPC Athletics World Records". International Paralympic Committee.


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