Ruslan Katyshev

Summary

Ruslan Katyshev (born 18 April 1983) is a visually impaired Ukrainian track and field athlete.[1] In track and field Katyshev competes in the T11 classification long jump and triple jump events. He is also a P11 classification pentathlete. Katyshev has competed at two Summer Paralympic Games, winning a gold (long jump) and a bronze medal (triple jump) at the 2012 Games in London.[2]

Ruslan Katyshev
Katyshev at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1983-04-18) 18 April 1983 (age 41)
Odessa, Ukraine
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportAthletics
Disability classT11/P11
ClubInvasport: Odessa
Coached byTatiana Orlova (personal)
Andriy Fateev (national)
Medal record
Men's Paralympic athletics
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Long jump F11
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Triple jump F11
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump F11
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon Triple jump T11
Silver medal – second place 2017 London Long jump T11
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Long jump T11
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Swansea Long jump T11
Silver medal – second place 2012 Stadskanaal Long jump T11

References edit

  1. ^ "Katyshev, Ruslan Fedor". paralympic.org. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Katyshev, Ruslan". IPC. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.