Denis Anatolyevich Gnezdilov (russian: Денис Анатольевич Гнездилов; born 9 October 1986) is a Russian

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who specializes in the F40

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event.

Career

Gnezdilov was born in

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, with a congenital

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disorder. He then moved to

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, Russia, where he started training in the shot put in 2015. He debuted internationally in 2019, winning the F40 shot put event at the World Championships. Two years later he won a gold medal at the

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, setting a world record.

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* 1986 births Living people Russian male shot putters Cerebral Palsy category Paralympic competitors Paralympic athletes for Russia Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic gold medalists for the Russian Paralympic Committee athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships People from Rustavi Sportspeople from Kvemo Kartli 21st-century Russian people {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub