Chermen Kobesov (born 4 January 1996) is a Russian
para-athlete
Para-athletics is the sport of athletics practised by people with a disability as a parasport. The athletics events within the parasport are mostly the same as those available to able-bodied people, with two major exceptions in wheelchair rac ...
in the
T37 classification. He represented
.
Paralympics
Kobesov represented
in the
100 metres T37 event and finished in fourth place with a seasons best time of 11.32. He also competed in the
400 metres T37 event finished with a personal best time of 50.44 and won a bronze medal.
MMA Career
After the
Russian Paralympic Committee
The Russian Paralympic Committee (russian: Паралимпийский комитет России) is the National Paralympic Committee representing Russia.
History
The Russian Paralympic Committee was founded in 1996. On 7 August 2016, i ...
was banned from the
2016 Paralympic Games
The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fro ...
in Rio de Janeiro, he decided to pursue a second sporting career in mixed martial arts.
References
1996 births
Living people
People from North Ossetia–Alania
Russian male long jumpers
Russian male sprinters
Paralympic bronze medalists for the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes
Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships
Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
Sportspeople from North Ossetia–Alania
20th-century Russian people
21st-century Russian people
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