Alphanso Cunningham (born 29 August 1980) is a

Paralympian The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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from

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

competing mainly in category F53 throwing events.

Career history

Cunningham competed in the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympic ...

in the javelin and won gold in the F53 discus throw. He competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics without winning a medal. He won gold in the F52/53

javelin A javelin is a light spear designed primarily to be thrown, historically as a ranged weapon, but today predominantly for sport. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand, unlike the sling, bow, and crossbow, which launch projectiles with th ...

at the

London 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Paralympics. At the

2015 Parapan American Games The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tradition of the Pa ...

in Toronto, Cunningham won gold in discus throw F51/52/53/57 and bronze in javelin throw F53/54/55 competition. Cunningham finished 5th in javelin F54 and 10th in shot put F53 at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cunningham, Alphanso 1980 births Living people Paralympic athletes of Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Jamaican male discus throwers Jamaican male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Jamaica World record holders in Paralympic athletics Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors Sportsmen with disabilities Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games