Sergei Vladimirovich Khodakov (Russian: Сергей Владимирович Ходаков; 11 March 1966 – 8 January 2019[1]) was a paralympic athlete from Russia competing mainly in category F12 throwing events.
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| Full name | Sergei Vladimirovich Khodakov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1966 Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 2019 (aged 52) Irkutsk, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yuri Rybin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editKhodakov was part of the Unified team that travelled to Barcelona for the 1992 Summer Paralympics after the collapse of the Soviet Union. There he won silver medals in both the javelin and shot as well as winning the B2 discus gold medal. Four years later he travelled with the Russian team to the United States for the 1996 Summer Paralympics where he defended his discus title but could only manage a bronze in the shot and fifth in the javelin. He competed in a third and final games in Sydney in 2000 where he competed in the shot and discus once again but could not add any further medals.[2]
Sergei Khodakov died in 2019 at 52 years old.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Памяти Сергея Ходакова". glagol38.ru (in Russian).
- ^ "Sergei Khodakov". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Родным, близким, друзьям и коллегам Сергея Владимировича Ходакова – 2-кратного чемпиона, 2-кратного серебряного и бронзового призера Паралимпийских игр по легкой атлетике спорта слепых". paralymp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 January 2019.
External links
edit- Паралимпиец Сергей Ходаков: Мало побеждать — нужны рекорды // Argumenty i Fakty (in Russian)
- Sergei Khodakov at the International Paralympic Committee
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