Biography
World U20, Universiade and European champion in shot put. Also won World Champs bronze medal in Tokyo. Contested two Olympics, Barcelona (for CIS) and Atlanta.
He shot dead in tragically at a brawl in Kiev at age of 29.
Ukraine Shot put Aleksandr Klimenko
- Born
- 27 Mar 1970
- Died
- 7 Mar 2000 · aged 29
- Birthplace
- Kiev, Ukraine
- On the podium
- 1988 – 1994
- Olympian
- 2× · Barcelona, Atlanta
By championship
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| World U20 CH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Universiade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Continental Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| European Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| European Indoor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| European U20 Athletics Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spartakiad USSR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| International total | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
National championships
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Athletics Championships | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukrainian Athletics Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| National total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Medals 9
| Year | Championship | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Continental Cup | London, Crystal Palace | 2 | 19.16 | ||
| 1994 | European Championships | Helsinki | 1 | 20.78 | ||
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo | 1 | 19.72 | ||
| 1992 | European Indoor | Genoa | 2 | 20.02 i | Competed under CIS (Comm. Indep. States) | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo | 3 | 20.34 | ||
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield | 1 | 19.35 | ||
| 1991 | Spartakiad USSR | Kiev | 1 | 20.14 | ||
| 1989 | European U20 Athletics Championships | Varaždin | 1 | 19.38 | ||
| 1988 | World U20 CH | Sudbury | 1 | 18.92 | CR |
National results 2
- 1992 Soviet Athletics Championships · Moscow 3 20.49
- 1992 Ukrainian Athletics Championships · Kiev 1 20.84