Artyom Alexandrovich Arefyev (russian: Артём Александрович Арефьев) (born 17 June 1984) is a
Paralympian athlete
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
from
Russia competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.
He 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
Athens,
Greece. There he won a gold medal in the men's 400 metres - T36 event, and a gold medal in the men's 1500 metres - T36 event. He also competed at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...
in
Beijing,
China
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. There he won a gold medal in the men's 800 metres - T36 event, and a silver medal in the men's 400 metres - T36 event.
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Paralympic athletes of Russia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
Paralympic silver medalists for Russia
Living people
1984 births
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
21st-century Russian people
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