Alexander Alexeyevich Shevchenko (russian: Алекса́ндр Алексе́евич Шевче́нко; born 3 June 1971) is a Russian wheelchair curler playing as

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for the Russian wheelchair curling team. He and his team won the silver medal at the 2014 Paralympic Games, gold medals at the

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, and 2016 World Championships, and the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships

Biography

Shevhcenko came to curling after a car accident.

Awards

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Медаль ордена «За заслуги перед Отечеством») was established on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree No.442. Its award criteria were modified on 6 J ...

I class (17 March 2014) – ''for the huge contribution to the development of physical culture and sports, and for the high athletic performances at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi'' * Laureate of the "Return to Life" award in 2013Трёхкратный паралимпийский чемпион Лондона Евгений Швецов стал лауреатом премии «Возвращение в жизнь»
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* 1971 births Living people Russian male curlers Russian wheelchair curlers Paralympic wheelchair curlers for Russia Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling Paralympic silver medalists for Russia Wheelchair curlers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Wheelchair curlers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics World wheelchair curling champions Russian curling champions 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-Paralympic-medalist-stub