Mykola Zhabnyak (30 September 1979) 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

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competing mainly in category F37/38 throwing events.

Career

Mykola 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 ...

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in all three throws for the F37/38 combined class, winning a silver medal in the discus.

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* 1979 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Living people Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Paralympic athletes for Ukraine Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic silver medalists for Ukraine Ukrainian male discus throwers Ukrainian male shot putters World Para Athletics Championships winners {{Ukraine-Paralympic-medalist-stub