Aleksandr "Andriy" Klimenko ( Oleksandr Klymenko, ; 27 March 1970 – 7 March 2000) was a Ukrainian shot putter.
Biography Born in Kiev he is best known for his gold medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, which he achieved with a lifetime best throw of 20.78 meters.
Klimenko died in a shooting on 7 March 2000 in Kyiv, at age 29, three weeks before his 30th birthday. He received four bullet wounds in the incident. Klimenko was working as a car salesman at the time of his death.Segodnya: The deceased was a known sportsman
Over 300 athletes, coaches and friends attended the funeral.Alexander Klimenko dies in shooting incident. IAAF (13 March 2000). Retrieved on 2014-12-02.
International competitions Representing the 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada 1st18.92 m1989European Junior ChampionshipsVaraždin, Yugoslavia 1st19.38 m European Junior Championships (Men) - GBR Athletics1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 3rd20.34 mUniversiadeSheffield, United Kingdom 1st19.35 m World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR AthleticsRepresenting the 1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy 2nd20.02 m European Indoor Championships (Men) - GBR AthleticsOlympic GamesBarcelona, Spain 8th20.23 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Ontario, Canada 4th20.58 mRepresenting 1993UniversiadeBuffalo, United States 1st19.72 m 1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 1st20.78 mEuropean Championships (Men) - GBR AthleticsWorld CupLondon, United Kingdom 2nd19.16 m IAAF World Cup in Athletics - GBR Athletics1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 12th18.26 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States —NM
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